Distortion vs Manipulation - What's the difference?
distortion | manipulation |
An act of distorting.
A result of distorting.
A misrepresentation of the truth.
Noise or other artifacts caused in the electronic reproduction of sound or music.
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.
The practice of manipulating or the state of being manipulated.
The skillful use of the hands in, for example, chiropractic.
The management of some situation, especially for one’s own advantage.
The usage of psychological influence over a person or situation to gain an outcome.
As nouns the difference between distortion and manipulation
is that distortion is an act of distorting while manipulation is the practice of manipulating or the state of being manipulated.distortion
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Noun
(en noun)- The story he told was a bit of a distortion .
- This recording sounds awful due to the distortion .
manipulation
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(wikipedia manipulation)Noun
(en noun)- The dealer's manipulations could have removed cards from the deck.
- After a few minutes of manipulation each week, she obtained days of relief from her neck pain.
- He found that the new manager was known for his Machiavellian manipulations in his last two positions.
- The counselor was able to reach the disturbed teen through positive psychological manipulation .
