distortion
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distortion
- /dɪsˈtɔːʃən/ UK
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)ʃən
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin distortio, distortionis, from distortus.
noun distortions
- An act of distorting.
- A result of distorting.
- A misrepresentation of the truth. The story he told was a bit of a distortion.
- Noise or other artifacts caused in the electronic reproduction of sound or music. This recording sounds awful due to the distortion.
- An effect used in music, most commonly on guitars in rock or metal.
- An aberration that causes magnification to change over the field of view.
Similar: deformation, disfigurement
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: deformation, straining, torture, aberration, overrefinement, twisting, distorted shape, optical aberration, distorting, distortive, warping, warp, disruption, deviation, tampering, distort
noun
Similar: deformation, disfigurement
Translations
Every language
noun act of distorting
| Español | distorsión |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 扭曲 niǔqū |
| Português | distorção |
| Français | distorsion |
| Deutsch | Verzerrung, Verformung, Verwindung, Verdrehung |
| Italiano | distorsione |
| Ελληνικά | διαστρέβλωση diastrévlosi, παραμόρφωση paramórfosi |
| Română | distorsiune |
| Русский | искаже́ние iskažénije, искривле́ние iskrivlénije |
noun result of distorting
| Español | distorsión |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 形变 xíngbiàn |
| Português | distorção |
| Français | distorsion |
| Deutsch | Verzerrung, Verformung, Enstellung |
| Ελληνικά | διαστρέβλωση diastrévlosi, παραμόρφωση paramórfosi |
| Русский | искаже́ние iskažénije, искривле́ние iskrivlénije, дисто́рсия distórsija |
noun misrepresentation of the truth
| 中文 | 歪曲 wāiqū |
|---|---|
| Português | distorção |
| Deutsch | Verzerrung, Verformung, Zerrbild |
| Ελληνικά | διαστρέβλωση diastrévlosi, παραποίηση parapoíisi, διαστροφή diastrofí |
| Русский | искаже́ние iskažénije |
noun noise
| Português | distorção |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Verzerrung |
| Ελληνικά | παραμόρφωση paramórfosi |
| Русский | искаже́ние iskažénije, искривле́ние iskrivlénije, дисто́рсия distórsija |
noun effect used in music
| Português | distorção |
|---|---|
| Français | distorsion |
| Deutsch | Verzerrung |
| Ελληνικά | παραμόρφωση paramórfosi |
| Русский | дисто́ршн distóršn |
Talk about this word "distortion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/distortion. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. distortion. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/distortion "distortion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/distortion.Cite this
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title = {distortion},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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