distortion
46
5.8
- noun
- /dɪsˈtɔːrʃən/
:
distorsión
- That is a distortion of the truth, Lieutenant.
- distortion of truth
- deliberate distortion
- cognitive distortions
Think it's a total distortion of reality.
- Think it's a total distortion of reality.
- Now, communal and self-righteous narcissism are also based on this sort of distortion.
- You are basically living in their version of events, in their reality, in their distortions and delusions.
- We live in a world of ever more pervasive propaganda, deception, manipulation, distortion.
- But the underlying problem, insecurity, the distortion, it will go away.
- The more than rational distortion, the fiction that results from feeling.
Examples
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Many critics argue that the film is a distortion of the real events that took place.
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Nevertheless, these pictures are powerful in showing the distortion of normality by the Nazi ideology.
Academic text (2017) -
These polls are pure media distortion.
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Complete and utter distortion of the truth.
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The government created a distortion that encouraged too much investment in DPPS.
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It's astounding the distortion of our priorities.
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Unfortunately, this attention has resulted in more confusion and distortion than illumination of the subject matter.
Academic text (1991) -
Current cultural practices can harbor significant distortions of a people's way of life and may need reform and renewal.
Academic text (2008) -
The article presented a clear distortion of the facts surrounding the event.
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The politician's speech included several distortions of the data used in the analysis.
Synonyms
∞
2.7
A false statement told to trick someone
215
2.1
Telling something that is not true on purpose
163
3.9
An action that makes someone believe something not true
63
4.6
Information that is wrong and shared by mistake
35
6.8
Information people spread on purpose to deceive others
29
6.5
A false story made to trick people
25
7.5
A statement that gives false information about something
5
7.7
To make a document or record false on purpose by changing its information
4
6.3
Making facts seem to mean something else
3
9.9
To avoid telling the truth by being vague or misleading
3
9.9
Hiding your true feelings or intentions by pretending
1
5.3
Giving wrong information in official papers or records
1
7.0
Saying things that are not true on purpose
1
7.2
A quality that makes something seem true when it is false
1
9.4
The appearance of being true when it is false
To make false information, for example in documents or results, to trick people
Giving information in a misleading way that makes people misunderstand it
Presenting words or facts so they lose their original meaning
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
1
9.3
A situation where a person's charm makes others ignore real problems
- Specialized
When an electronic device makes part of a signal louder or quieter than it should
- Specialized
An unwanted change in a signal when the output does not follow the input, often adding extra tones
How Misleading
∞
2.7
- Formal
5
7.7
46
5.8
25
7.5
14
5.8
24
4.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Distortion comes from Latin parts dis- 'apart' and torquere 'to twist'. A helpful way to remember this meaning is 'twisting the truth' — when someone changes facts or gives a false account, that is a distortion.