歪める

ゆがめる

Also written いがめる

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Transitive to bend; to curve; to warp; to distort; to disfigure
2. to bend (the truth); to falsify; to twist
3. to corrupt; to sully

Kanji

• 歪 warp; bend; strained. Read as ゆがむ.

Example sentences

• 一部の新聞はそのニュースを歪めて報道した。
  Some newspapers distorted the news.

Common phrases

• 顔を歪める (かおをゆがめる) to grimace

Related forms

• 歪む (ゆがむ) to warp (intransitive partner)

Words containing 歪める

• 顔を歪める (かおをゆがめる) to grimace

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