扭曲 (niǔ qū): to twist; to warp; to distort

After this video was maliciously edited, the facts were completely distorted.

Years of pressure gradually twisted his personality, making him irritable and suspicious.

The trunk of this old tree was twisted by vines so much that its original shape was almost unrecognizable.

Out of jealousy, he deliberately distorted my original words, causing my colleagues to misunderstand me.