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distortions

NOUN

deformity; falsification

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bias exaggeration lie misinterpretation misrepresentation misstatement misuse

STRONG

BS baloney bend buckle coloring contortion crock crookedness jazz jive line malformation mutilation perversion slant smoke story torture twist warp

WEAK

intorsion malconformation misshape tall story twistedness

Antonyms

WEAK

beauty clarity perfection

Example Sentences

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That meant handheld cameras, flares, saturated colors, distortions, negative imagery and odd angles to reflect the growing sense of terror.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Yet those crucial softer readings are likely to dissipate in April due to data distortions carried over from the 43-day government shutdown in 2025.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The study also found that these uneven patterns are closely tied to tiny distortions within the crystal.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

In 2021, as price growth began accelerating in the aftermath of the Covid pandemic, Powell termed the increase transitory, a product of supply-chain bottlenecks and other post-Covid distortions that it assumed would resolve.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

We did everything we could to rise above their lies and distortions, trusting that the way Barack and I lived our lives would show people the truth about who we really were.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama