Distortion: Is a change for the worse

Distortion is a change for the worse, a deformation, or a misrepresentation. It can also refer to an optical or electronic phenomenon, a psychological process, or a musical effect. See different meanings and synonyms of distortion. Psychology Definition of DISTORTION: 1. Unconscious process of altering emotions and thoughts or the conscious misrepresentation of facts. 2. Psychoanalytic Definition of distortion noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. a change in the shape, appearance or sound of something so that it is strange or not clear. Distortion of sound is a common problem with cheap amps. a change in facts, ideas, etc. that makes them no longer correct or true. Learn the meaning of distortion as a noun, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences. Distortion is the changing of something into something that is not true or not acceptable, or the changing of the appearance or sound of something.