Meaning of 歪める(いがめる) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 歪める

Kana Reading いがめる, ゆがめる

Romaji igameru, yugameru

Parts of speech

Ichidan verb, transitive verb

Meaning

to bend; to curve; to warp; to distort

Example Sentences

歪める, いがめる, ゆがめる used in context

彼(あれ)は私(わたし)の話(はなし)をゆがめて(いがめる)伝えた(つたえる)。

He has distorted my speech.
彼(あれ)は軽蔑(けいべつ)した(する)ように(ざま)唇(くちびる)をゆがめた(いがめる)。

He curled his lip in a sneer.
真の(しんの)科学者(かがくしゃ)なら、事実(じじつ)をゆがめる(いがめる)ような(ざま)ことはしない(する)だろう。

A true scientist would not distort facts.
上院議員(じょういんぎいん)は私(わたし)がデータをゆがめた(いがめる)と告発(こくはつ)した(する)。

The senator charged that I had distorted the data.
私たち(わたし(する)たち)がこの世界(せかい)を経験(けいけん)し(する)理解(りかい)するのは、五感(ごかん)を通じて(つうじる)(つうじて)受け入れられ(うけいれる)、脳(のう)によって解釈(かいしゃく)される信号(しんごう)を通じて(つうじる)(つうじて)なのである。そし(する)て、この両方(りょうほう)のプロセスともゆがめられ(いがめる)やすい。

We experience and understand the world through signals that are received by the senses and interpreted by the brain - and both stages are subject to distortion.
一部(いちぶ)の新聞(しんぶん)はそのニュースを歪めて(いがめる)報道(ほうどう)した(する)。

Some newspapers distorted the news.

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain

歪める

Plain Polite

歪めます

Negative

歪めない

Negative Polite

歪めません

Past

Plain

歪めた

Plain Polite

歪めました

Negative

歪めなかった

Negative Polite

歪めませんでした

Plain

歪めて

Plain Polite

歪めまして

Negative

Negative Polite

Passive

Plain

歪められる

Plain Polite

歪められます

Negative

歪められない

Negative Polite

歪められません

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Related Kanji

Kanji found in this word

歪

warp, bend, strained, distort

On: ワイ, エ

Kun: いが.む, いびつ, ひず.む, ゆが.む

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