Real Dictionary

skew
verb: If something is skewed, it is changed or affected to some extent by a new or unusual factor, and so is not correct or normal.

skew in American English
a slant or twist
to make slanting or oblique; set at a slant
to take a slanting or oblique course or direction; swerve or twist
turned aside or to one side; slanting; oblique
adjective: having an oblique direction or position; slanting
intransitive verb: to turn aside or swerve; take an oblique course
noun: an oblique movement, direction, or position
transitive verb: to give an oblique direction to; shape, form, or cut obliquely

skew in British English
adjective: placed in or turning into an oblique position or course
noun: an oblique, slanting, or indirect course or position
verb: to take or cause to take an oblique course or direction