n 1: a change for the worse [syn: deformation]
2: a shape resulting from distortion [syn: distorted shape]
3: an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens
or mirror to produce a good image [syn: aberration, {optical
aberration}]
4: the act of distorting something so it seems to mean
something it was not intended to mean [syn: overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting]
5: the mistake of misrepresenting the facts