Distortion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a change for the worse

a shape resulting from distortion

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɜːθʃeɪkɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪstˈɔːʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪstˈɔːʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɜːθʃeɪkɪŋ/.

Examples

heavy metal guitar players use vacuum tube amplifiers to produce extreme distortion

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

twisting torture straining aberration distorted shape optical aberration deformation overrefinement

Parts of Speech

noun	a change for the worse
noun	a shape resulting from distortion
noun	an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
noun	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”
noun	the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
noun	the mistake of misrepresenting the facts

Word Forms

deform	verb	become misshapen
distortionist	noun	a painter who introduces distortions
distort	verb	form into a spiral shape
aberrate	verb	diverge or deviate from the straight path; produce aberration
overrefine	verb	refine too much or with excess of subtlety
twist	verb	practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verzerrung

eine Wende zum Schlechteren

🇫🇷French

distorsion

un changement pour le pire

🇪🇸Spanish

distorsión

un cambio para peor

🇮🇹Italian

distorsione

un cambiamento in peggio

🇳🇱Dutch

vervorming

een verandering ten kwade

🇵🇹Portuguese

distorção

uma mudança para pior

🇷🇺Russian

искажение

перемена к худшему

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विरूपण

बदतर के लिए एक बदलाव

🇧🇩Bengali

বিকৃতি

খারাপের জন্য একটি পরিবর্তন

🇮🇳Tamil

திரித்தல்

மோசமான ஒரு மாற்றம்

🇮🇳Telugu

వక్రీకరణ

అధ్వాన్నంగా మార్పు

🇮🇳Marathi

विकृती

वाईट साठी बदल

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિકૃતિ

ખરાબ માટે ફેરફાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸ್ಪಷ್ಟತೆ

ಕೆಟ್ಟದ್ದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಬದಲಾವಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വളച്ചൊടിക്കൽ

മോശമായ ഒരു മാറ്റം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਗਾੜ

ਬਦਤਰ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਤਬਦੀਲੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

تحریف

بدتر کے لئے ایک تبدیلی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

失真

变得更糟

🇯🇵Japanese

ねじれ

悪い方向への変化

🇰🇷Korean

왜곡

더 나쁜 변화

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự bóp méo

một sự thay đổi tồi tệ hơn

🇹🇭Thai

การบิดเบือน

การเปลี่ยนแปลงที่แย่ลง

🇮🇩Indonesian

distorsi

perubahan menjadi lebih buruk

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbaluktot

isang pagbabago para sa mas masahol pa

🇲🇾Malay

penyelewengan

perubahan menjadi lebih teruk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تشويه

تغيير نحو الأسوأ

🇮🇷Persian

تحریف

تغییر به سمت بدتر

🇹🇷Turkish

çarpıtma

daha kötüsüne doğru bir değişiklik

🇮🇱Hebrew

סַלְפָנוּת

שינוי לרעה

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