distortion

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) An act of distorting.
2. (countable, uncountable) A result of distorting.
3. (countable, uncountable) A misrepresentation of the truth.
4. (countable, uncountable) Noise or other artifacts caused in the electronic reproduction of sound or music.
5. (countable, uncountable) An effect used in music, most commonly on guitars in rock or metal.
6. (countable, uncountable) An aberration that causes magnification to change over the field of view.

Synonyms

deformation

perversion

deformity

falsification

contortion

twist

warp

twisting

torture

straining

overrefinement

bend

misinterpretation

deforming

misrepresentation

aberration

defacement

misconstruction

alteration

exaggeration

deterioration

distorted shape

optical aberration

falsity

disfigurement

strain

torsion

distorted

drunken

eccentricity

exacerbation

failure

falsehood

feedback

hogging

injustice

lie

maiming

metamorphosis

misconception

misjudgment

misleading

misstatement

misunderstanding

modification

mutilation

perverseness

perversity

prevarication

rift

Translations

distorsion

Verzerrung

distorsione

distorção

παραμόρφωση

déformation

distorsión

Verformung

deformazione

distorsió

deformación

διαστροφή

διαστρέβλωση

deformació

Verdrehung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪsˈtɔːʃən/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin distortio, distortionis, from distortus.