as in deformation
the twisting of something out of its natural or normal shape or condition
had to total the car due to a distortion of the chassis resulting from collision
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Recent Examples of distortion
Some individuals may also experience auditory or visual distortions that feel real.
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Daryl Austin, USA Today, 17 May 2026
Butterss’ double-bass throbs ground the music in chamber-jazz austerity; later, Bellerose shifts into slack, funky drummer mode, as Parker’s guitar takes on a muted highlife gait, then morphs into concentric ripples of distortion that psychedelicize your mind.
—Dave Segal, SPIN, 15 May 2026
Women, people of color, and first-generation professionals were too often told their accurate perceptions of hostile environments were merely internal distortions.
—Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Congress can fix this by repealing the Jones Act and its distortion of the marketplace.
—Katelyn Bledsoe, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
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Daryl Austin, USA Today, 17 May 2026
Butterss’ double-bass throbs ground the music in chamber-jazz austerity; later, Bellerose shifts into slack, funky drummer mode, as Parker’s guitar takes on a muted highlife gait, then morphs into concentric ripples of distortion that psychedelicize your mind.
—Dave Segal, SPIN, 15 May 2026
Women, people of color, and first-generation professionals were too often told their accurate perceptions of hostile environments were merely internal distortions.
—Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Congress can fix this by repealing the Jones Act and its distortion of the marketplace.
—Katelyn Bledsoe, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distortion
deformation
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The deformation depends on a single free exponent.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
26 May 2026
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However, the authors acknowledge that even their advanced simulations still cannot capture every fine-scale detail of crustal deformation or ejecta movement.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
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“Distortion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distortion. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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