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      distortion
      noun
      A misrepresentation of the truth.
      An act of distorting.
      A result of distorting.
      Noise or other artifacts caused in the electronic reproduction of sound or music.
      An effect used in music, most commonly on guitars in rock or metal.
      (optics) An aberration that causes magnification to change over the field of view.
      Roots
      torqueotort- · Latin · twist
      Synonyms for distortion
      deformationnaberrationntwistingndeflectionnmisrepresentationnperversionnanamorphosisnfalsificationndiffractionnmisconstructionn
      Words related to distortion
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