1.Definition: 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"

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2.Definition: a change for the worse

Related Noun(s):deformation

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3.Definition: a shape resulting from distortion

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

Related Noun(s):aberration

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5.Definition: the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

Related Noun(s):overrefinement, torture

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6.Definition: the mistake of misrepresenting the facts

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