vääristelty
Vääristelty is a Finnish adjective meaning distorted or misrepresented. It describes information, images, data, or statements that have been altered from their original form, potentially changing their meaning or accuracy. The word is derived from the verb vääristää (to distort or misrepresent) and is commonly used in attributive position, as in vääristelty tieto (distorted information) or vääristelty kuva (distorted image). It can also be used predicatively with the appropriate verb form.
Etymology and related forms: The noun vääristely denotes distortion or misrepresentation; related verbs include vääristää (to
Usage: Vääristelty is common in journalism, academia, and public discourse to indicate that a representation does
Examples: Esimerkkejä ovat vääristelty tieto ja vääristelty kuva. In such phrases, the term signals that the