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distortionist

noun

Etymology

From distortion + -ist.

  1. borrowed from distortio
  2. suffixed as distortionist — “distortion + ist”

Definitions

  1. One who distorts.

    • The Japenese^([sic]) show this trait also in their daily life; it is their greatest pleasure to attend the exhibitions of professional face distortionists, who to the delight of the public make the oddest faces.
    • When Hillary tried once more to take Obama’s remarks about Ronald Reagan out of context, making it seem as though Obama had praised Reagan’s policies, he turned sarcastic about getting two distortionists for the price of one.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA