Definitions
the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
Word origin
Borrowed from Latin distortio, distortionis, from distortus.
Used in a sentence
“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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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Altered shape”10 letters
02“Warped image”10 letters
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