English-Spanish translations for distortion

• distorsión
  Ésta es una distorsión de la competencia. This is a distortion of competition.
  Habría que evitar que se produjera una distorsión de la competencia. Distortion of competition must be avoided.
  Hechos como éste producen distorsión de la competencia. That is surely a distortion of competition.

Definition of distortion

• An act 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

Synonyms

• deformation
• disfigurement

Examples

• The story he told was a bit of a distortion.
• This recording sounds awful due to the distortion.

Related words

• distortion factor
• distortion of competition
• aeroelastic distortion
• chromatic distortion