διαστρεβλώνω

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διαστρεβλῶ (diastreblô) / διαστρεβλόω (diastreblóō, to twist tight), with -ώνω (-óno) suffix.[1] By surface analysis, δια- (dia-) +‎ στρεβλώνω (strevlóno).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ði̯a.stɾeˈvlo.no/, /ðʝa.stɾeˈvlo.no/
  • Hyphenation: δι‧α‧στρε‧βλώ‧νω

Verb

διαστρεβλώνω (diastrevlóno) (past διαστρέβλωσα, passive διαστρεβλώνομαι, ppp διαστρεβλωμένος)

  1. (transitive) to distort, to twist (to give false account of, to misrepresent)

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References

  1. ^ διαστρεβλώνω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language