Meaning of DISTORTION in English
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(~s)
1.
Distortion is the changing of something into something that is not true or not acceptable.
I think it would be a gross ~ of reality to say that they were motivated by self-interest...
N-VAR: usu with supp disapproval
2.
Distortion is the changing of the appearance or sound of something in a way that makes it seem strange or unclear.
Audio signals can be transmitted along cables without ~.
N-VAR
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012