distortion
11distortion — noun 1 change in shape/sound ADJECTIVE ▪ severe ▪ slight ▪ inevitable ▪ image VERB + DISTORTION ▪ …
12distortion — [[t]dɪstɔ͟ː(r)ʃ(ə)n[/t]] distortions 1) N VAR: usu with supp (disapproval) Distortion is the changing of something into something that is not true or not acceptable. I think it would be a gross distortion of reality to say that they were… …
13distortion */ — 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… …
14distortion — 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 …
15Distortion — I Distortion [englisch, dɪs tɔːʃn; wörtlich »Verzerrung«], Verzerrer. II Distortion [engl.], Verzerrung …
16distortion — 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 …
17distortion — n. a crude, gross; deliberate distortion * * * [dɪs tɔːʃ(ə)n] deliberate distortion gross a crude …
18distortion — 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… …
19distortion — see distortion illusion …
20distortion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Twisting out of shape Nouns 1. distortion, contortion; twist, torque, torsion; crookedness, obliquity; grimace, pout; asymmetry, anamorphosis. 2. disability, crippling, debility, handicap, defect;… …
