a change for the worse

[ Syn: deformation ]

a shape resulting from distortion

[ Syn: distorted shape ]

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

[ Syn: aberration , optical aberration ]

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

[ Syn: overrefinement , straining , torture , twisting ]

the mistake of misrepresenting the facts