Distortion denotes the alteration of the original shape of an object, image, sound, or waveform.
Distortion may also refer to:
Science and technology Distortion (optics), including "barrel distortion" and "pincushion distortion" Perspective distortion Cognitive distortion, thoughts that are exaggerated and irrational Parataxic distortion, inclination to skew perceptions of others based on fantasy Distortions (economics), a concept in economics Distortion function, used to define distortion risk measures In mathematics, distortion has several meanings, including: Distortion (mathematics), a measure of how much a function distorts angles Stretch factor, also called distortion, a measure of how much a function distorts distances between points Subgroup distortion, a related idea in geometric group theory
Media
Film
Distortion (film), a 2023 Filipino non-narrative animated film
Music Distortion (music), an electro-acoustic effect in music Copenhagen Distortion, also called 'Distortion festival', a party/club culture festival in Copenhagen, Denmark Social Distortion, an American punk rock band
Albums and EPs Distortion (Forbidden album), 1995 Distortion (The Magnetic Fields album), 2008 Distortion (Joseph Simmons album), 2005 Distortions (album), a 1967 album by the Litter Distortion (the Proletariat EP), 1982 Distortion (Game Theory EP), 1984
Songs "Distortion" (Jessica Sutta song), 2016 "Distortion" (Babymetal song), 2018
Other "Distortion", an episode of the anime TV series Serial Experiments Lain
See also Deformation (disambiguation) Distort (disambiguation) Distorted (disambiguation)