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
Bluetooth Speaker Deals The JBL Flip 7 steps up portable audio performance with AI Sound Boost to maximize acoustic output with significantly lower distortion.
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Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 May 2026
If that were to happen and the FCC declines to rescind the news distortion policy, there could then be a broader court challenge on appeal.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 20 May 2026
But somewhere between generative models and global deployment, a quieter truth has emerged - that AI doesn’t just accelerate productivity but also accelerates distortion.
—Wyles Daniel
may 19, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
The speed with which slop and junk sputtered forth has experts worried that audiences may be growing jaded and apathetic in the face of clear distortions.
—Jane Lytvynenko, NBC news, 3 May 2026
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Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 May 2026
If that were to happen and the FCC declines to rescind the news distortion policy, there could then be a broader court challenge on appeal.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 20 May 2026
But somewhere between generative models and global deployment, a quieter truth has emerged - that AI doesn’t just accelerate productivity but also accelerates distortion.
—Wyles Daniel
may 19, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
The speed with which slop and junk sputtered forth has experts worried that audiences may be growing jaded and apathetic in the face of clear distortions.
—Jane Lytvynenko, NBC news, 3 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distortion
deformation
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This sacrificial mechanism forces an impact to expend far more energy to penetrate the material, thereby protecting the stronger, load-bearing polymer bonds from failing during rapid deformation.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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The deformation depends on a single free exponent.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
26 May 2026
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“Distortion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distortion. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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