distortion

🇺🇸 /dɪˈstɔːrʃn/ 🇬🇧 /dɪˈstɔːʃn/
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noun
R

A change that makes something look, sound, or appear different from normal.

The distortion in the old photograph made the faces look blurry and strange.

R

A change in information or ideas that makes them incorrect or untrue.

The news report contained a distortion of the facts to make the story more dramatic.

translation

n. A change that makes something look, sound, or appear different from normal.; A change in information or ideas that makes them incorrect or untrue.

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Plural distortions