Synonyms for distortion
dɪˈstɔr ʃəndis·tor·tion

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1. distortion, deformationnoun

   a change for the worse

   Synonyms:
   deformation, overrefinement, torture, aberration, optical aberration, distorted shape, twisting, straining, contortion

2. distorted shape, distortionnoun

   a shape resulting from distortion

   Synonyms:
   deformation, overrefinement, torture, aberration, optical aberration, distorted shape, twisting, straining

3. aberration, distortion, optical aberrationnoun

   an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image

   Synonyms:
   deformation, overrefinement, deviance, torture, aberration, optical aberration, distorted shape, aberrance, twisting, straining, aberrancy

4. distortionnoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   deformation, overrefinement, torture, aberration, optical aberration, distorted shape, twisting, straining

5. distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture, twistingnoun

   the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

   Synonyms:
   overrefinement, straining, strain, torturing, spin, twist, optical aberration, twisting, aberration, whirl, twirl, deformation, agony, torture, distorted shape, anguish, torment

6. distortionnoun

   the mistake of misrepresenting the facts

   Synonyms:
   deformation, overrefinement, torture, aberration, optical aberration, distorted shape, twisting, straining

Matched Categories

1. • Acoustic Phenomenon
   • Damage
   • Electrical Phenomenon
   • Mistake
   • Optical Phenomenon

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1. distortionnoun

   Synonyms:
   twist, wryness, contortion, deformity

2. distortionnoun

   Synonyms:
   perversion, misrepresentation, falsification

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1. distortionnoun

   Synonyms:
   deformity, perversion, crookedness, falsification

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1. List of paraphrases for "distortion":

   distorting, deformation, warp, distortions, misrepresentation, denaturation, bias, disruption, strain, perversion, distort, denaturing, distortive, mutilation, skew

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1. Jose Ramon Elizondo:

   Of course, it's a very serious distortion in the industry, because all the supply chains that use these types of materials are impacted every time they cross the border.

2. Laurel Bossen:

   You have to link hands and feet. Footbound women did valuable handwork at home in cottage industries. The image of them as idle sexual trophies is a grave distortion of history.

3. Benjamin Netanyahu:

   The intimation is that Hamas now accepts the state of Israel. This is a complete distortion of the truth. The new Hamas statement says Israel has no right to exist.

4. Andrew Parker:

   Bare-faced lying seems to be the default mode, coupled with ridicule of critics, the Russian state's now well-practised doctrine of blending media manipulation, social media disinformation and distortion along with new and old forms of espionage, and high-levels of cyber attacks, military force and criminal thuggery is what is meant these days by the term 'hybrid threats'.

5. Benjamin Netanyahu:

   Ever wonder what fake news is? Last week, CNN, The New York Times and Al Jazeera reported that Hamas now accepts the Palestinian state along the 1967 lines. The New York Times headline called this ‘moderation,’ the intimation is that Hamas now accepts the state of Israel. This is a complete distortion of the truth. The new Hamas statement says Israel has no right to exist.