distortions

noun

the mistake of misrepresenting the facts

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

a change (usually undesired) in the waveform of an acoustic or analog electrical signal

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

a shape resulting from distortion

a change for the worse

Roots

disdis- · Latin · completely, awry torqueo-tort · Latin · twist

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