distortion
/dɪstˈɔɹʃʌn/noun3 syllables
Distortion means: the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean.
Synonyms for distortion9
noun, as in the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
noun, as in an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
noun, as in a change for the worse
noun, as in a shape resulting from distortion
What does distortion mean?6
noun
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
a change for the worse
a shape resulting from distortion
a change (usually undesired) in the waveform of an acoustic or analog electrical signal; the difference between two measurements of a signal (as between the input and output signal)“heavy metal guitar players use vacuum tube amplifiers to produce extreme distortion”
the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with distortion?4
two syllables
three syllables
Distortion in a sentence
- This is a complete distortion of the facts.CK
- Suppression and distortion of historical facts are unacceptable.AlanF_US
- It's a gross distortion of the truth.Spamster
- That's a distortion of my argument.mailohilohi
- That is a distortion of justice.AlanF_US
- I don't think color blindness can be cured since it's a distortion in the eye.SomeHungryBois
- Ziri heard the distortion in the voice.Amastan
- Lukas saw a distortion in space.Amastan
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Forms of distortion
as a noun
- plural
- distortions