The correct answer is (A) To twist; to bend out of shape; to make crooked or deformed. Also, to misrepresent or distort (facts, statements, motives); pervert the meaning of; to give a false meaning to.

Distort comes from Latin distorquere (twist).

Examples of use:

• The arthritis had distorted his hands.
• He distorts facts in order to protect his self-image.