Hyphenation of distort

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word distort? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

dis-tort

Definitions of distort:

1.	Make false by mutilation or addition As of a message or story
2.	Form into a spiral shape The cord is all twisted
3.	Twist and press out of shape
4.	Affect as in thought or feeling My personal feelings color my judgment in this case The sadness tinged his life
5.	Alter the shape of (something) by stress His body was deformed by leprosy

Synonyms of distort:

verb	falsify, garble, warp, misrepresent, belie
verb	twist, twine, change shape, change form, deform
verb	contort, deform, wring, twist, twine
verb	tinge, color, colour, affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
verb	deform, strain, shape, form

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.