1. distortion - noun
· a change for the worse
Synonym(s): deformation
Hypernym(s): damage, harm, impairment
2. distortion - noun
· a shape resulting from distortion
Synonym(s): distorted_shape
3. distortion - noun
· an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
Synonym(s): aberration, optical_aberration
Hypernym(s): optical_phenomenon
4. distortion - noun
· 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"
Hypernym(s): electrical_phenomenon, acoustic_phenomenon
5. distortion - noun
· the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
Synonym(s): overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting
Hypernym(s): falsification, misrepresentation
6. distortion - noun
· the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
Hypernym(s): mistake, error, fault
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