Distortion (Noun)
Meaning 1
A shape resulting from distortion.
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Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.
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Meaning 2
The mistake of misrepresenting the facts.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 3
A change for the worse.
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Nouns denoting natural events.
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- The politician's speech was a distortion of the truth, designed to sway public opinion in her favor.
- The new policy has caused a distortion in the market, leading to a surge in prices and a shortage of essential goods.
- The company's financial reports were found to be a distortion of their actual performance, sparking an investigation into their accounting practices.
- The city's gentrification has led to a distortion of its cultural identity, pushing out long-time residents and local businesses.
- The comedian's joke was a distortion of the historical event, exaggerating certain aspects and omitting others for comedic effect.
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Meaning 4
An optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image.
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Nouns denoting natural phenomena.
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Meaning 5
The act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean.
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Meaning 6
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".
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Nouns denoting natural phenomena.