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Distortion Meaning and Definition from WordNet (r) 2.0

a change for the worse [syn: deformation]
a shape resulting from distortion [syn: distorted shape]
an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image [syn: aberration, optical aberration}]
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"
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean [syn: overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting]
the mistake of misrepresenting the facts

Distortion Meaning and Definition from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

The act of distorting, or twisting out of natural or regular shape; a twisting or writhing motion; as, the distortions of the face or body.
A wresting from the true meaning. --Bp. Wren.
The state of being distorted, or twisted out of shape or out of true position; crookedness; perversion.
(Med.) An unnatural deviation of shape or position of any part of the body producing visible deformity.

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