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distortion

dis·tor·tion

UK/dɪsˈtɔːʃən/ US/dɪˈstɔrʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

a change for the worse

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2.

a shape resulting from distortion

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3.

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

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4.

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”
5.

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

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6.

the mistake of misrepresenting the facts

Origin

Borrowed from Latin distortio, distortionis, from distortus.

Phrases

  • barrel distortion
  • bias distortion
  • bond distortion
  • cognitive distortion
  • digital pre-distortion
  • pincushion distortion
  • reality distortion field
  • selective distortion

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