Definition

Verb: - To distort: To twist or misrepresent the original form, meaning, or nature of something, especially facts, information, or ideas, so that it becomes false or misleading. - To warp: To alter something, such as the truth or a concept, in a way that is unnatural or biased.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Đừng bóp méo lời nói của tôi. (Do not distort my words.)
  • Bài báo đó đã bóp méo sự thật về sự kiện. (That article distorted the facts about the event.)
  • Họ cố tình bóp méo lịch sử. (They intentionally warp history.)

Advanced Usage

• This verb is almost exclusively used in a figurative sense to describe the misrepresentation of abstract concepts like truth, meaning, intentions, or messages. It carries a strong negative connotation of deliberate falsification.

Variants and Related Words

• Bóp nghĩa (v): To twist the meaning (of words).
  • Anh ta thường bóp nghĩa các điều khoản hợp đồng. (He often twists the meaning of contract terms.)

Synonyms

• Distort: To give a misleading or false account of.
• Misrepresent: To describe or represent falsely.
• Warp: To distort or change something from its true state.
• Twist: To alter meaning in a deceptive way.

Related Idioms

• Bóp méo sự thật: To distort the truth. This is the most common and fixed collocation.
  • Chính trị gia đó bị cáo buộc bóp méo sự thật. (That politician is accused of distorting the truth.)

verb

1. To distort, to wrest
   • bóp méo sự thật
     to distort facts