Antonyms for distortion
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dih-stawr-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈstɔr ʃən |
Definition of distortion
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
- Watch and remodel details if any distortion attends the drying process.
- Extract from : « Taxidermy » by Leon Luther Pray
- This distortion of the story is true to the traditions of legend-making.
- Extract from : « The Evolution of the Dragon » by G. Elliot Smith
- It results in impoverishment and distortion and subsequent deficiency.
- Extract from : « Fantasia of the Unconscious » by D. H. Lawrence
- To feel for others what they do not feel for themselves is a distortion of sympathy which often afflicts me.
- Extract from : « The King's Mirror » by Anthony Hope
- It was the ready exemplar of American distortion and absurdity in the domain of Art.
- Extract from : « Glances at Europe » by Horace Greeley
- He had been killed outright, and there was no distortion of feature.
- Extract from : « The Creed of the Old South 1865-1915 » by Basil L. Gildersleeve
- Men like you are so twisted and distorted in mind that they cannot recognise their own distortion.
- Extract from : « The Green Carnation » by Robert Smythe Hichens
- Is this strange necessity of doing that which I object to, a distortion of my brain?
- Extract from : « My Ten Years' Imprisonment » by Silvio Pellico
- Like ancient maps made to satisfy a conqueror, they amuse by their distortion.
- Extract from : « A Color Notation » by Albert H. Munsell
- The weight prevents the shrivelling and distortion of the plants.
- Extract from : « Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study » by Ontario Ministry of Education
Synonyms for distortion
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