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distortion — distort UK US /dɪˈstɔːt/ verb [T] ► to change something from its original, natural, or intended meaning, condition, or shape, especially in a negative way: »Governments are able to maintain discriminatory procurement practices which significantly … Financial and business terms
distortion — distort ► VERB 1) pull or twist out of shape. 2) give a misleading account of. 3) change the form of (an electrical signal or sound wave) during transmission or amplification. DERIVATIVES distorted adjective distortion noun. ORIGIN Latin… … English terms dictionary
distortion — noun 1 change in shape/sound ADJECTIVE ▪ severe ▪ slight ▪ inevitable ▪ image VERB + DISTORTION ▪ … Collocations dictionary
distortion — noun a) An act of distorting. The story he told was a bit of a distortion. b) A result of distorting. This recording sounds awful due to the distortion … Wiktionary
distortion — I noun anamorphosis, camouflage, caricature, contortion, convolution, deception, deformation, deformity, disguise, disparity, disproportion, dissemblance, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, distortio, embroidery, enlargement, exaggeration, expansion,… … Law dictionary
distortion of the truth — I noun deceitfulness, deception, exaggeration, fabrication, faking, falsehood, falsification, falsity, garbling, lie, lying, mendacity, misconception, misconstruction, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mythomania, perfidy, perversion,… … Law dictionary
distortion — 1580s, action of distorting, from L. distortionem (nom. distortio), noun of action from pp. stem of distorquere (see DISTORT (Cf. distort)). Figurative use (of words, etc.) from 1640s … Etymology dictionary
distortion — noun Date: 1581 1. the act of distorting 2. the quality or state of being distorted ; a product of distorting: as a. a lack of proportionality in an image resulting from defects in the optical system b. falsified reproduction of an audio or video … New Collegiate Dictionary
distortion — noun the action of distorting or the state of being distorted. ↘a distorted form or participle Derivatives distortional adjective distortionless adjective … English new terms dictionary
distortion */ — UK [dɪˈstɔː(r)ʃ(ə)n] / US [dɪˈstɔrʃ(ə)n] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms distortion : singular distortion plural distortions 1) a change that makes something no longer true or accurate This is clearly a distortion of the facts. 2) a… … English dictionary
distortion — dis|tor|tion [ dı stɔrʃn ] noun count or uncount * 1. ) a change that makes something no longer true or accurate: This is clearly a distortion of the facts. 2. ) a change in the way something looks, sounds, or behaves so that it becomes strange… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English