distortion.

1. A change that makes a shape, image, or signal depart from its original form.

2. An alteration or presentation that gives a misleading account of facts.

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Words that belong together

• image distortion
• audio distortion

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The damaged lens introduced visible distortion.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Countable or uncountable by context; countable singular distortion; plural distortions. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, description. Commonness: moderately common.