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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Distortion \Dis*tor"tion\, n. [L. distortio: cf F. distortion.] 1. 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. 2. A wresting from the true meaning. --Bp. Wren. 3. The state of being distorted, or twisted out of shape or out of true position; crookedness; perversion. 4. (Med.) An unnatural deviation of shape or position of any part of the body producing visible deformity. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: distortion n 1: a change for the worse [syn: {deformation}] 2: a shape resulting from distortion [syn: {distorted shape}] 3: an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image [syn: {aberration}, {optical aberration}] 4: the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean [syn: {overrefinement}, {straining}, {torture}, {twisting}] 5: the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
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