Definitions for distortion

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distortion dis·tor·tion

Spelling: [dih-stawr-shuh n]

IPA: /dɪˈstɔr ʃən/

Distortion is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 338 anagrams from letters in distortion (diinoorstt).

Definitions for distortion

noun

1. an act or instance of distorting.
2. the state of being distorted or the relative degree or amount by which something is distorted or distorts.
3. anything that is distorted, as a sound, image, fact, etc.
4. Optics. an aberration of a lens or system of lenses in which the magnification of the object varies with the lateral distance from the axis of the lens.

Origin of distortion

First recorded in 1575-85, distortion is from the Latin word distortiōn- (stem of distortiō). See distort, -ion

Examples for distortion

Disguise, distortion, and deception were accepted as reality.

It would also rectify an ironic, and tragic, distortion of history.

To feel for others what they do not feel for themselves is a distortion of sympathy which often afflicts me.

It results in impoverishment and distortion and subsequent deficiency.

This distortion of the story is true to the traditions of legend-making.

It was the ready exemplar of American distortion and absurdity in the domain of Art.

The ad is a distortion based on blatantly spliced quotes—and as you might expect, facts are the first casualty.

Watch and remodel details if any distortion attends the drying process.

The extent of distortion and disinformation, of efforts to control Syrians' opinions, is mind-boggling, and terrifying.

Radical militants do not represent mainstream Islam; their doctrine reflects a distortion of a great religion.