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The definition of a distortion is something that has been presented in a way that makes it look different from the truth or in a way that makes it look different from normal.

(noun)

A skewed and false retelling of events is an example of a distortion.

See distortion in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a distorting or being distorted
anything distorted

Origin: L distortio

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distortional adjective

See distortion in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. The act or an instance of distorting.
b. The condition of being distorted.
A statement that twists fact; a misrepresentation.
A change in the shape of an image resulting from imperfections in an optical system, such as a lens.
Electronics
a. An undesired change in the waveform of a signal.
b. A consequence of such a change, especially a lack of fidelity in reception or reproduction.
Psychology The modification of unconscious impulses into forms acceptable by conscious or dreaming perception.

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