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Distortion vs Deformity - What's the difference?

distortion | deformity |

As nouns the difference between distortion and deformity

is that distortion is an act of distorting while deformity is the state of being deformed.

distortion

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An act of distorting.
  • A result of distorting.
  • A misrepresentation of the truth.
    • The story he told was a bit of a distortion .
  • Noise or other artifacts caused in the electronic reproduction of sound or music.
    • This recording sounds awful due to the distortion .
  • An effect used in music, most commonly on guitars in rock or metal.
  • (optics) an aberration that causes magnification to change over the field of view.

    • deformity

    English

    Noun

    (deformities)
  • The state of being deformed.
  • Something which is deformed.