Synonyms for distortions

Grammar : Noun

Spell : dih-stawr-shuh n

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈstɔr ʃən

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Définition of distortions

Origin : 1580s, "action of distorting," from Latin distortionem (nominative distortio), noun of action from past participle stem of distorquere (see distort). Figurative use (of words, etc.) from 1640s.

noun deformity; falsification

Example sentences :

Nor is it necessary that we should throw all the blame of these distortions on the Chinese.
Extract from : « Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I » by Friedrich Max Mller

The contortions and distortions of body, limbs and features were fearful.
Extract from : « The Gay Gnani of Gingalee » by Florence Huntley

Or are they only fancies and falsehoods, or figures of speech and distortions of truth?
Extract from : « When the Holy Ghost is Come » by S. L. Brengle

Hence we do not notice the lights, the shadows, and the distortions.
Extract from : « Popular scientific lectures » by Ernst Mach

It can force pliant natures into distortions and monstrosities.
Extract from : « Bushido, the Soul of Japan » by Inazo Nitob

No distortions or speculations can influence the findings of science.
Extract from : « Crime: Its Cause and Treatment » by Clarence Darrow

This also I thought was in the play, and I clapped my hands at his distortions.
Extract from : « The Glory of English Prose » by Stephen Coleridge

Distortions in a vertical plane would have simply the effect of raising, lowering, or extending the slit.
Extract from : « Experimental Determination of the Velocity of Light » by Albert A. Michelson

Yet, in spite of all the distortions and exaggerations and displacements, Sharaku's satyrical faces live.
Extract from : « Chats on Japanese Prints » by Arthur Davison Ficke

But it was a backwoods conscience, and had the distortions of his primitive philosophy.
Extract from : « The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains » by Charles Egbert Craddock

Antonyms for distortions

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