Polyglot Dictionary

tergiversar

/teɾxiβeɾˈsaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
tergiverso
preterite (yo)
tergiversé
past participle
tergiversado

Meaning

  1. to distort

    • Tergiversó mis palabras.

      He twisted my words.

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Similar words

desvirtuar

tergiversar specifically means to twist or distort words or facts, to misrepresent what was said; desvirtuar means to distort or undermine the true nature or value of something.

distorsionar

distorsionar and tergiversar are close synonyms for "to distort"; tergiversar specifically means to twist words or facts, to misrepresent.

Similar in other languages

German

verzerren

verzerren is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to distort."

Portuguese

distorcer

distorcer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to distort."

Practice

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