Definition

1. Động từ (Verb):
   • To distort: To twist or misrepresent facts, information, or someone's words, often deliberately and with malicious intent. This is the core meaning, implying a willful act of deception.
   • To misrepresent: To give a false or misleading account of the nature of something.
   • To falsify: To alter information so as to present it in a false light.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Họ cố tình xuyên tạc lịch sử. (They deliberately distort history.)
  • Bài báo đó đã xuyên tạc sự thật về sự kiện. (That article misrepresented the truth about the event.)
  • Đừng xuyên tạc ý nghĩa lời nói của tôi. (Do not falsify the meaning of my words.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb "xuyên tạc" is most commonly used in formal or serious contexts, such as political discourse, legal arguments, journalism, and academic debate, to accuse someone of deliberate intellectual dishonesty.
• It carries a strong negative connotation and implies the action is done with a bad intention ().

Variants and Related Words

• Sự xuyên tạc (n): Distortion, misrepresentation.
  • Sự xuyên tạc này không thể chấp nhận được. (This distortion is unacceptable.)

Synonyms

• Distort: To twist out of shape or give a misleading account.
• Misrepresent: To describe falsely.
• Falsify: To alter information deceitfully.
• Pervert: To distort or corrupt the original meaning or state.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Xuyên tạc sự thật: To distort the truth.

  • Mọi nỗ lực xuyên tạc sự thật cuối cùng sẽ thất bại. (All efforts to distort the truth will ultimately fail.)

• Xuyên tạc ý nghĩa / tư tưởng: To distort the meaning / ideology.

  • Hành động xuyên tạc tư tưởng của chủ tịch là vô trách nhiệm. (The act of distorting the chairman's ideology is irresponsible.)

verb

1. distort