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distortion

/dɪˈstɔːr.ʃən/

A distortion is a change in the shape, sound, or appearance of something that makes it look or sound strange or wrong. It also refers to the act of changing facts or truth to give a false impression of a situation.

أمثلة

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1

The old mirror caused a strange distortion of my face.

The old mirror caused a strange distortion of my face.

2

The report was criticized for its gross distortion of the facts.

The report was criticized for its gross distortion of the facts.

3

I love the heavy distortion on the guitar in this song.

I love the heavy distortion on the guitar in this song.

عائلة الكلمة

اسم
distortion
Verb
distort
ظرف
distortedly
صفة
distorted
مرتبط
distorter
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نصيحة للحفظ

Think of the root 'tort' which means 'twist' (like a tortilla or torture). A distortion is when something is 'twisted' out of shape.

اختبار سريع

The news article was full of ______ and did not tell the whole story.

صحيح!

الإجابة الصحيحة هي: distortion

أمثلة

1

The old mirror caused a strange distortion of my face.

everyday

The old mirror caused a strange distortion of my face.

2

The report was criticized for its gross distortion of the facts.

formal

The report was criticized for its gross distortion of the facts.

3

I love the heavy distortion on the guitar in this song.

informal

I love the heavy distortion on the guitar in this song.

4

Scientists must prevent any distortion of the data during the experiment.

academic

Scientists must prevent any distortion of the data during the experiment.

5

Subsidies can lead to a significant distortion of market prices.

business

Subsidies can lead to a significant distortion of market prices.

عائلة الكلمة

اسم
distortion
Verb
distort
ظرف
distortedly
صفة
distorted
مرتبط
distorter

تلازمات شائعة

gross distortion gross distortion
audio distortion audio distortion
distortion of truth distortion of truth
visual distortion visual distortion
market distortion market distortion

العبارات الشائعة

harmonic distortion

harmonic distortion

a distortion of reality

a distortion of reality

optical distortion

optical distortion

يُخلط عادةً مع

distortion vs contortion

Contortion refers specifically to twisting the body, while distortion is more general and includes ideas and sounds.

distortion vs distraction

A distraction is something that takes your attention away, whereas a distortion is a change in form or truth.

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ملاحظات الاستخدام

Use 'distortion' when describing how something has been pulled out of its natural shape, or when information has been changed to be misleading. It is very common in technical fields like audio engineering and optics, as well as in journalism.

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أخطاء شائعة

Learners often use 'distortion' to mean a simple 'change.' However, distortion almost always implies that the change is negative, ugly, or incorrect.

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نصيحة للحفظ

Think of the root 'tort' which means 'twist' (like a tortilla or torture). A distortion is when something is 'twisted' out of shape.

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أصل الكلمة

From the Latin 'distortio', which comes from 'distorquere' meaning 'to twist different ways'.

أنماط نحوية

Countable or uncountable noun Often followed by the preposition 'of' Plural form: distortions
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السياق الثقافي

In modern music history, especially Rock, 'distortion' is considered a stylistic choice for electric guitars rather than a technical failure.

اختبار سريع

The news article was full of ______ and did not tell the whole story.

صحيح!

الإجابة الصحيحة هي: distortion

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indoor

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threshold

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southeastern

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