distortion

Meanings

• a change for the worse
• a shape resulting from distortion
• an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
• 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
• the mistake of misrepresenting the facts

Synonyms

• deformation
• distorted shape
• aberration
• optical aberration
• overrefinement
• straining
• torture
• twisting

Scrabble Score: 11

distortion is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

distortion is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

distortion is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

distortion is a valid Words With Friends word

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