1.
to warp; to bend out of shape
For something to become bent, twisted, or misshapen.
湿気で木が歪んでしまった。
The wood warped because of the humidity.
彼の顔が苦痛で歪んだ。
His face contorted with pain.
古い窓のガラスが歪んでいる。
The glass in the old window is warped.
地震の影響で建物の柱が歪んでいた。
The pillars of the building were warped from the effects of the earthquake.
2.
to be distorted; to be warped
For something abstract like perception, facts, or personality to become twisted or corrupted.
事実が歪んで伝わっている。
The facts are being conveyed in a distorted way.
性格が歪んでしまったのは育った環境のせいだろう。
His warped personality is probably due to the environment he grew up in.
歪む is an intransitive verb (自動詞) describing something becoming warped, twisted, or distorted.
TRANSITIVE PAIR: 歪める (to distort, warp something)
ASPECT (ている):
歪んでいる indicates something is currently in a warped/distorted state.
PARTICLE PATTERNS:
- [thing]が歪む — [thing] becomes warped
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 形が歪む (shape becomes distorted)
- 顔が歪む (face contorts - from pain/emotion)
- 事実が歪む (facts become distorted)
- 性格が歪む (personality becomes warped)
FIGURATIVE USE:
歪む is often used figuratively for distorted perceptions, reports, or personalities that have developed in unhealthy ways.
ALTERNATE READING:
Also read as ひずむ with similar meaning, especially in technical contexts (audio distortion).