English to English

noun (n)

• a change for the worse(noun.event)

  Synonym:
  deformation
  

  source: wordnet30
• a shape resulting from distortion(noun.shape)

  Synonym:
  distorted shape
  

  source: wordnet30
• an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image(noun.phenomenon)

  Synonym:
  aberration, optical aberration
  

  source: wordnet30
• 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)(noun.phenomenon)

  Example:
  Heavy metal guitar players use vacuum tube amplifiers to produce extreme distortion.
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting
  

  source: wordnet30
• the mistake of misrepresenting the facts(noun.act)

  source: wordnet30
• The act of distorting, or twisting out of natural or regular shape; a twisting or writhing motion; as, the distortions of the face or body.(noun)

  source: webster1913