Added 9 October 2026
distortion
/dɪsˈtɔːʃən/ noun
Latin root: distortio Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about distortion at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- An act of distorting.
- A result of distorting.
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A misrepresentation of the truth.
The story he told was a bit of a distortion.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin distortio, distortionis, from distortus.
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