ichidan verb, transitive verb
bend; warp; distort; disfigure
Physical distortion: bending, warping, or twisting something out of its natural shape. Often used for objects, frames, or facial expressions.
熱でプラスチックの板が歪められた。
The plastic sheet was warped by the heat.
彼は苦痛
He contorted his face in pain.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
twist; falsify; bend the truth
Abstract distortion: twisting facts, falsifying information, or misrepresenting something. Common with words like 事実, 真実, 話.
彼は事実を歪めて報告した。
He reported the facts in a distorted way.
メディアが情報を歪めることがある。
The media sometimes distorts information.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Moral or spiritual corruption: perverting someone's mind, character, or a principle. Often used in literary or formal contexts with words like 心, 精神, 政治.
権力が彼の心を歪めてしまった。
Power corrupted his mind.
その教えは若者の精神を歪める恐れがある。
That teaching risks perverting the minds of young people.