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distortion (s) (noun), distortions (pl)
1. The describing, or reporting, of something in a way that is inaccurate or misleading.
2. The bending, twisting, stretching, or forcing of something out of its usual or natural shape.
3. A part of something that has been bent, twisted, stretched, or forced out of its usual or natural shape.
4. The altering of something; such as, a radio or television signal to the extent that it becomes unclear or unrecognizable.
5. An alteration in an image in which the original proportions are changed, resulting from a defect in a lens or an optical system.
This entry is located in the following units: dis-, di-, dif- (page 32) -tion (page 10) tors-, tort-, -tort, tortu-, torqu- (page 1)