Meaning & use
warping
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bending or twisting out of a flat or true shape, often due to heat, moisture, or pressure.
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The heat from the fireplace was slowly warping the wooden floorboards.
The old vinyl record ended up warping after being left in a hot car.
A note on using this word
Figuratively, 'warping' can describe distorting someone's perception or judgment, as in 'warping their sense of reality.'
Words with a similar meaning
bendingdistorting
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Words with an opposite meaning
straightening
Another way to use it
2. verb
distorting a person's perception, judgment, or character
Years of isolation ended up warping his outlook on other people.
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