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Antonyms for distortion
dɪˈstɔr ʃəndis·tor·tion

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  1. distortion, deformationnoun

    a change for the worse

    Synonyms:
    deformation, overrefinement, torture, aberration, optical aberration, distorted shape, twisting, straining, contortion

  2. distorted shape, distortionnoun

    a shape resulting from distortion

    Synonyms:
    deformation, overrefinement, torture, aberration, optical aberration, distorted shape, twisting, straining

  3. aberration, distortion, optical aberrationnoun

    an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image

    Synonyms:
    deformation, overrefinement, deviance, torture, aberration, optical aberration, distorted shape, aberrance, twisting, straining, aberrancy

  4. distortionnoun

    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"

    Synonyms:
    deformation, overrefinement, torture, aberration, optical aberration, distorted shape, twisting, straining

  5. distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture, twistingnoun

    the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

    Synonyms:
    overrefinement, straining, strain, torturing, spin, twist, optical aberration, twisting, aberration, whirl, twirl, deformation, agony, torture, distorted shape, anguish, torment

  6. distortionnoun

    the mistake of misrepresenting the facts

    Synonyms:
    deformation, overrefinement, torture, aberration, optical aberration, distorted shape, twisting, straining

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  1. distortionnoun

    Synonyms:
    deformity, perversion, crookedness, falsification

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  1. accurate

    Submitted by anonymous on December 16, 2020  

How to use distortion in a sentence?

  1. Luis Costa:

    It's a relief rally, again we are seeing rating agencies showing a big distortion in how they see credit risk.

  2. Andrew Parker:

    Bare-faced lying seems to be the default mode, coupled with ridicule of critics, the Russian state's now well-practised doctrine of blending media manipulation, social media disinformation and distortion along with new and old forms of espionage, and high-levels of cyber attacks, military force and criminal thuggery is what is meant these days by the term 'hybrid threats'.

  3. Bernie Sanders:

    Joe is a friend of mine and he has different points of view on health care than I do, that's great. We'll debate those issues. But we should not have a distortion of what Medicare for All stands for.

  4. Jennifer Aniston:

    The very idea that a building of 90,000 square feet can be called a home seems at the least a significant distortion of building code.

  5. Holly Huffnagle:

    Holocaust distortion is an attack on Jewish identity and memory, and Lara Logan should apologize immediately, we also call on Lara Logan employer Fox to voice their disapproval of her statements. Their silence has been deafening.

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