distortion

n 1: a change for the worse [syn: {deformation}]

2: a shape resulting from distortion [syn: {distorted shape}]

3: an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens

or mirror to produce a good image [syn: {aberration}, {optical

aberration}]

4: the act of distorting something so it seems to mean

something it was not intended to mean [syn: {overrefinement},

{straining}, {torture}, {twisting}]

5: the mistake of misrepresenting the facts