distortion

1. n. The act of distorting, or twisting out of natural or regular shape; a twisting or writhing motion; as, the distortions of the face or body. Source: opted

2. n. A wresting from the true meaning. Source: opted

3. n. The state of being distorted, or twisted out of shape or out of true position; crookedness; perversion. Source: opted

4. n. An unnatural deviation of shape or position of any part of the body producing visible deformity. Source: opted

5. n. a change for the worse Source: wordnet

6. n. a shape resulting from distortion Source: wordnet

7. n. an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image Source: wordnet

8. n. 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) Source: wordnet

9. n. the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean Source: wordnet

10. n. the mistake of misrepresenting the facts Source: wordnet

11. 1. The act of distorting, or twisting out of natural or regular shape; a twisting or writhing motion; as, the distortions of the face or body. 2. A wresting from the true meaning. Bp. Wren. 3. The state of being distorted, or twisted out of shape or out of true position; crookedness; perversion. 4. (Med.) An unnatural deviation of shape or position of any part of the body producing visible deformity. Source: webster

12. An unnatural deviation of shape or position of any part of thebody producing visible deformity. Source: adambom

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