English words for 'An act of distorting.'
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noun
- An act of distorting.
- the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
- A result of distorting.
- (optics) An aberration that causes magnification to change over the field of view.
- 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.
- an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
- a shape resulting from distortion
- a change for the worse
- a change (usually undesired) in the waveform of an acoustic or analog electrical signal; the difference between two measurements of a signal (as between the input and output signal)
- the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
noun
adj
verb
noun
- the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
- extreme mental distress
- the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason
- intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
- unbearable physical pain
- The infliction of severe pain or anguish, especially as an interrogation technique or punishment; (usually in the plural) a technique, method, or device which is designed to inflict such anguish.
- (in figurative or extended use) An unpleasant sensation or its infliction: embarrassment, heartache, etc.
- (BDSM, in combination) Sexual activity involving the infliction of pain to a certain body part or in a certain manner.
- Severe pain or anguish, of mind or body.
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noun
adj
verb
noun
- An act of misleading, of convincing someone to concentrate in an incorrect direction.
- Movement or tendency in the wrong direction.
- (UK, law) An error of law within a judgement committed by a judge or judges of a lower court, particularly as found by an appeals court.
- the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something
- management that is careless or inefficient
- incorrect directions or instructions
- an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge
noun
verb
- deal with simultaneously
- throw, catch, and keep in the air several things simultaneously
- influence by slyness
- manipulate by or as if by moving around components
- hold with difficulty and balance insecurely
- To manipulate objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner. Juggling may also include assorted other circus skills such as the diabolo, devil sticks, hat, and cigar box manipulation as well.
- To handle or manage many tasks at once.
- (ambitransitive) To deceive by trick or artifice.
noun
verb
verb
noun
verb
noun
- A grotesque misrepresentation.
- A pictorial representation of someone in which distinguishing features are exaggerated for comic effect.
- (computing) In facial recognition systems, a face that has been modified to look less like the average face, and thus more distinctive.
- a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
adj
noun
- An act of deceiving someone.
- the act of deceiving
- An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.
- (law) The tort or fraudulent representation of a material fact made with knowledge of its falsity, or recklessly, or without reasonable grounds for believing its truth and with intent to induce reliance on it; the plaintiff justifiably relies on the deception, to his injury.
- (uncountable) The state of being deceitful or deceptive.
- the quality of being fraudulent
- a misleading falsehood
verb
- To misrepresent.
- To alter so as to make false; especially when done with intent to deceive.
- To counterfeit; to forge.
- (sciences, otherwise archaic) To prove to be false.
- (accounting) To show (an item of charge inserted in an account) to be wrong.
- make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
- falsify knowingly
- prove false
- insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
- tamper, with the purpose of deception
noun
adj
verb
noun
- The act of disguising.
- (biology) The resemblance of an organism to its surroundings for avoiding detection.
- (military) The use of natural or artificial material on personnel, objects, or tactical positions with the aim of confusing, misleading, or evading the enemy.
- Clothes made from camouflage fabric, for concealment in combat or hunting.
- (textiles) A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.
- A disguise or covering up.
- device or stratagem for concealment or deceit
- an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something
- the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance
- fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background
verb
verb
- deceive by a mock action
- To direct (a blow, thrust, or other offensive movement resembling an attack) on some part of the body, intended to distract from a real attack on another part.
- (rare) To direct a feint or mock attack against (someone).
- (intransitive, boxing, fencing, also often military) To make a feint or mock attack.
noun
- any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)
- (figuratively) Something feigned; a false or pretend appearance; a pretence or stratagem.
- (often military) A movement made to confuse an opponent; a dummy.
- (boxing, fencing) A blow, thrust, or other offensive movement resembling an attack on some part of the body, intended to distract from a real attack on another part.
adj
verb
- To deceptively trick into something wrong.
- To deceive by telling lies or otherwise giving a false impression.
- (literally) To lead astray, in a false direction.
- (loosely) To accidentally or intentionally confuse.
- give false or misleading information to
- lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
noun
noun
- a deliberately misleading fabrication
- (transport, engineering, by extension) Any small winglike structure on a vehicle, usually used for stabilization.
- (aviation, by extension) A horizontal control and stabilization surface located in front of the main wing of an aircraft.
- (aviation) A type of aircraft in which the primary horizontal control and stabilization surfaces are in front of the main wing.
- A false or misleading report or story, especially if deliberately so.
verb
noun
- a rough and bitter manner
- yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia
- (pathology) A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine.
- (figurative) A feeling of bitterness, resentment or jealousy.
noun
- The act of mistaking one thing for another or conflating distinct things.
- Lack of understanding due to dementia.
- (collective) A group of wildebeest.
- A lack of clarity or order.
- The state of being confused; misunderstanding.
- an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended
- a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused
- disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
- a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
- a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another
noun
- An act of distorting.
- the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
- A result of distorting.
- (optics) An aberration that causes magnification to change over the field of view.
- 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.
- an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
- a shape resulting from distortion
- a change for the worse
- a change (usually undesired) in the waveform of an acoustic or analog electrical signal; the difference between two measurements of a signal (as between the input and output signal)
- the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
noun
adj
verb
noun
- the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
- extreme mental distress
- the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason
- intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
- unbearable physical pain
- The infliction of severe pain or anguish, especially as an interrogation technique or punishment; (usually in the plural) a technique, method, or device which is designed to inflict such anguish.
- (in figurative or extended use) An unpleasant sensation or its infliction: embarrassment, heartache, etc.
- (BDSM, in combination) Sexual activity involving the infliction of pain to a certain body part or in a certain manner.
- Severe pain or anguish, of mind or body.
verb
noun
adj
verb
noun
- An act of misleading, of convincing someone to concentrate in an incorrect direction.
- Movement or tendency in the wrong direction.
- (UK, law) An error of law within a judgement committed by a judge or judges of a lower court, particularly as found by an appeals court.
- the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something
- management that is careless or inefficient
- incorrect directions or instructions
- an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge
noun
verb
- deal with simultaneously
- throw, catch, and keep in the air several things simultaneously
- influence by slyness
- manipulate by or as if by moving around components
- hold with difficulty and balance insecurely
- To manipulate objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner. Juggling may also include assorted other circus skills such as the diabolo, devil sticks, hat, and cigar box manipulation as well.
- To handle or manage many tasks at once.
- (ambitransitive) To deceive by trick or artifice.
noun
verb
noun
- An act of deceiving someone.
- the act of deceiving
- An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.
- (law) The tort or fraudulent representation of a material fact made with knowledge of its falsity, or recklessly, or without reasonable grounds for believing its truth and with intent to induce reliance on it; the plaintiff justifiably relies on the deception, to his injury.
- (uncountable) The state of being deceitful or deceptive.
- the quality of being fraudulent
- a misleading falsehood
noun
adj
verb
noun
- The act of disguising.
- (biology) The resemblance of an organism to its surroundings for avoiding detection.
- (military) The use of natural or artificial material on personnel, objects, or tactical positions with the aim of confusing, misleading, or evading the enemy.
- Clothes made from camouflage fabric, for concealment in combat or hunting.
- (textiles) A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.
- A disguise or covering up.
- device or stratagem for concealment or deceit
- an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something
- the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance
- fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background
verb
verb
noun
- A grotesque misrepresentation.
- A pictorial representation of someone in which distinguishing features are exaggerated for comic effect.
- (computing) In facial recognition systems, a face that has been modified to look less like the average face, and thus more distinctive.
- a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
adj
noun
- a deliberately misleading fabrication
- (transport, engineering, by extension) Any small winglike structure on a vehicle, usually used for stabilization.
- (aviation, by extension) A horizontal control and stabilization surface located in front of the main wing of an aircraft.
- (aviation) A type of aircraft in which the primary horizontal control and stabilization surfaces are in front of the main wing.
- A false or misleading report or story, especially if deliberately so.
noun
- The act of mistaking one thing for another or conflating distinct things.
- Lack of understanding due to dementia.
- (collective) A group of wildebeest.
- A lack of clarity or order.
- The state of being confused; misunderstanding.
- an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended
- a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused
- disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
- a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
- a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another
verb
noun
verb
noun
- A grotesque misrepresentation.
- A pictorial representation of someone in which distinguishing features are exaggerated for comic effect.
- (computing) In facial recognition systems, a face that has been modified to look less like the average face, and thus more distinctive.
- a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
adj
verb
- To misrepresent.
- To alter so as to make false; especially when done with intent to deceive.
- To counterfeit; to forge.
- (sciences, otherwise archaic) To prove to be false.
- (accounting) To show (an item of charge inserted in an account) to be wrong.
- make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
- falsify knowingly
- prove false
- insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
- tamper, with the purpose of deception
verb
- deceive by a mock action
- To direct (a blow, thrust, or other offensive movement resembling an attack) on some part of the body, intended to distract from a real attack on another part.
- (rare) To direct a feint or mock attack against (someone).
- (intransitive, boxing, fencing, also often military) To make a feint or mock attack.
noun
- any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)
- (figuratively) Something feigned; a false or pretend appearance; a pretence or stratagem.
- (often military) A movement made to confuse an opponent; a dummy.
- (boxing, fencing) A blow, thrust, or other offensive movement resembling an attack on some part of the body, intended to distract from a real attack on another part.
adj
verb
- To deceptively trick into something wrong.
- To deceive by telling lies or otherwise giving a false impression.
- (literally) To lead astray, in a false direction.
- (loosely) To accidentally or intentionally confuse.
- give false or misleading information to
- lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
noun
verb
noun
- a rough and bitter manner
- yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia
- (pathology) A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine.
- (figurative) A feeling of bitterness, resentment or jealousy.