B2nounmediascience
US/dɪˈstɔːr.ʃən/
UK/dɪˈstɔː.ʃən/
a change that makes something look, sound or seem different from how it really is
In context
The article was a distortion of what the minister actually said.
Cheap speakers often cause distortion when you turn the volume up.
Wide-angle lenses create some distortion at the edges of a photo.
Words that go with distortion
noun + preposition
- distortion of the truthHis speech was full of half-facts and distortions of the truth.
- distortion of the factsThe lawyer called the report a distortion of the facts.
adjective + noun
- gross distortionCalling the protest a riot is a gross distortion.
- deliberate distortionThe documentary was accused of deliberate distortion.
noun + noun
- market distortionSome economists say fuel subsidies lead to market distortion.
- sound distortionThe old microphone caused a lot of sound distortion.