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distortion [n]
 
1)a change for the worse
    Synonyms :deformation 
    See Also: damage  deform  warp 
 
2)a shape resulting from distortion
    Synonyms :distorted_shape 
    See Also: form  distort  contort  contortion  buckle  gnarl 
 
3)an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
    Synonyms :aberration optical_aberration 
    See Also: optical_phenomenon  aberrate  chromatic_aberration  spherical_aberration 
 
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"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: electrical_phenomenon  acoustic_phenomenon  distort  amplitude_distortion 
 
5)the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
    Synonyms :overrefinement straining torture twisting 
    See Also: falsification  convolute  over-refine  distort 
 
6)the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
    Synonyms :
    See Also: error  distort 
 



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