distortion

noun

1. An act of distorting.

2. A result of distorting.

3. A misrepresentation of the truth.

   “The story he told was a bit of a distortion.”

4. Noise or other artifacts caused in the electronic reproduction of sound or music.

   “This recording sounds awful due to the distortion.”

5. An effect used in music, most commonly on guitars in rock or metal.

6. opticsAn aberration that causes magnification to change over the field of view.

7. A shape resulting from distortion

   Similar: distorted shape

8. An optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image

   Similar: aberration, optical aberration

9. 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”

10. The act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

    Similar: overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting

11. The mistake of misrepresenting the facts