distortion
distortion is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A wresting from the true meaning. Bp. Wren.
- 2.The state of being distorted, or twisted out of shape or out of true position; crookedness; perversion.
- 3.(Med.) An unnatural deviation of shape or position of any part of the body producing visible deformity.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- acclivity
- anamorphosis
- ascent
- bad
- bank
- beach
- bend
- bevel
- bias
- burlesque
- cant
- caricature
- crookedness
- curve
- daub
- daubing
- declivity
- descent
- devexity
- dip
- distort
- downhill
- easy
- exaggerate
- exaggeration
- fall
- falsification
- gentle
- gradient
- ground
- hill
- inclination
- intersect
- lack
- lampoon
- leaning
- likeness
- list
- lurch
- misrepresent
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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