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 dis·tor·tion /dɪˈstɔrʃən/
 扭曲,變形,曲解

 dis·tor·tion /dɪsˈtɔrʃən/ 名詞
 失真,畸變

 distortion
 失真; 畸變

 distortion
 失真 畸變

 Dis·tor·tion n.
 1. 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.
 2. A wresting from the true meaning.
 3. The state of being distorted, or twisted out of shape or out of true position; crookedness; perversion.
 4. Med. An unnatural deviation of shape or position of any part of the body producing visible deformity.
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 distortion
      n 1: a change for the worse [syn: deformation]
      2: a shape resulting from distortion [syn: distorted shape]
      3: an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens
         or mirror to produce a good image [syn: aberration, optical
         aberration]
      4: a change (usually undesired) in the waveform of an acoustic
         or analog electrical signal; the difference between two
         measurements of a signal (as between the input and output
         signal); "heavy metal guitar players use vacuum tube
         amplifiers to produce extreme distortion"
      5: the act of distorting something so it seems to mean
         something it was not intended to mean [syn: overrefinement,
          straining, torture, twisting]
      6: the mistake of misrepresenting the facts