as in deformation
the twisting of something out of its natural or normal shape or condition
had to total the car due to a distortion of the chassis resulting from collision
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Recent Examples of distortion
Essentially the second tone knob engages an onboard distortion circuit, and when it's activated, a rendering of Godzilla on the pickguard glows and pulsates, the brightness varying depending on the gain levels.
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New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
Inventiveness, cruelty, the playful distortion and extension of passing time had just gone too far.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Fourth Spacers places the focus on distortion, robotics and digital processes.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
This framework allowed Isaac to explore the character’s psychological distortions.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
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New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
Inventiveness, cruelty, the playful distortion and extension of passing time had just gone too far.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Fourth Spacers places the focus on distortion, robotics and digital processes.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
This framework allowed Isaac to explore the character’s psychological distortions.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distortion
deformation
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Asurvey of three species of octopuses from Europe and the Americas catalogued a total of 6,781 arm deformations.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
29 Oct. 2025
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Their anisotropic molecular structure allows precise shape changes and, in the case of CLCEs, structural color changes under mechanical deformation.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Distortion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distortion. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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