Synonyms for Distortion (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (a shape resulting from distortion):
distorted shape
WordNet sense 2 (an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image):
aberration, optical aberration
WordNet sense 3 (a change for the worse):
deformation
WordNet sense 4 (the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean):
torture, overrefinement, straining, twisting
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