distorted sense

collocation in English

meaningsofdistortedandsense

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distorted
adjective
uk
/dɪˈstɔː.tɪd/us
/dɪˈstɔːr.t̬ɪd/
pulled into or appearing as a strange or ...
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sense
noun
uk
/sens/us
/sens/
an ability to understand, recognize, value, or react to something, especially any of the five physical abilities to see, hear, smell, taste, ...
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(Definition ofdistortedandsensefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is due to her laziness, her desire for easy money and herdistortedsenseof values.
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To some extent we are here sealing with adistortedsenseof values.
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This shows what adistortedsenseof values we are now getting.
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That is adistortedsenseof educational priorities.
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If he thinks that they simply go around looking for someone, he has adistortedsenseof what the police do.
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For the newspapers to talk about that and to give no publicity at all to the subject now under discussion reveals an absolutelydistortedsenseof values.
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If, in the exercise of their own law, they are prepared to hand out such punishments, they have adistortedsenseof values if they claim special privileges for themselevs.
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These individuals often lack anger management skills and have adistortedsenseof reality.
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Psychopaths may also have a markedlydistortedsenseof the potential consequences of their actions, not only for others, but also for themselves.
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The lack of time, and space, perspective leads to adistortedsenseof velocity.
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A decreased ordistortedsenseof smell therefore results in a decreased quality of life.
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Navigating solely by motor vehicle can leave one with a ratherdistortedsenseof how far away certain points are from each other.
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