noun a wresting from the true meaning.
2. distortion ·noun an unnatural deviation of shape or position of any part of the body producing visible deformity.
3. distortion ·noun the state of being distorted, or twisted out of shape or out of true position; crookedness; perversion.
4. distortion ·noun 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.