distortion, n.
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a change for the worse
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deformation distortion
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an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
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aberration distortion optical aberration
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a shape resulting from distortion
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distorted shape distortion
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the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
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distortion
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the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
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distortion overrefinement straining torture twisting
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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)
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distortion
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"heavy metal guitar players use vacuum tube amplifiers to produce extreme distortion"
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