distortion
noun
dis·tor·tion
di-ˈstȯr-shən 
1
: the act of twisting or altering something out of its true, natural, or original state : the act of distorting
a distortion of the facts
2
: the quality or state of being distorted : a product of distorting: such as
a
physics
: a lack of proportionality in an image resulting from defects in the optical system
an image free of distortion
b
: falsified reproduction of an audio or video signal (see signal entry 1 sense 4b) caused by change in the wave form of the original signal
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Examples of distortion in a Sentence
had to total the car due to a distortion of the chassis resulting from collision
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Alicia Wallace, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
To be sure, this report, written under the guise of international law and human rights, is utterly baseless, replete with malicious lies and gross distortions of fact, as well as wholesale fabrications of law.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
That glut of buying creates all sorts of distortions.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2024
That would cancel the effect of image distortions introduced by slight variations from one machine to another.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2024
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Alicia Wallace, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
To be sure, this report, written under the guise of international law and human rights, is utterly baseless, replete with malicious lies and gross distortions of fact, as well as wholesale fabrications of law.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
That glut of buying creates all sorts of distortions.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2024
That would cancel the effect of image distortions introduced by slight variations from one machine to another.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Distortion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/distortion. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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distortion
noun
dis·tor·tion
dis-ˈtȯr-shən
1
: the act of distorting
2
: the condition of being distorted or a product of distortion
Medical Definition
distortion
noun
dis·tor·tion
dis-ˈtȯr-shən
1
: the censorship of unacceptable unconscious impulses so that they are unrecognizable to the ego in the manifest content of a dream
2
: a lack of correspondence of size or intensity in an image resulting from defects in an optical system
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