distortion

Definition

An act of distorting.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin distortio, distortionis, from distortus.

Example Sentences

• "The story he told was a bit of a distortion."
• "The conscious mind refuses to admit any failure to perceive, and puts in its place a series of rationalisations which are fabrications and distortions of the real nature of things."
• "Remembering is an act of re-creation and therefore subject to distortion and fictionalization: 'real' memories become tales, and tales become 'memories'."

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