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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

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