Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with distortion in American Collocation
distortion
noun
countable/uncountable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/dɪˈstɔrʃ(ə)n/
extreme
gross
grotesque
serious
severe
significant
These figures are a gross distortion.
intentional
deliberate
systematic
He insisted that there had been no deliberate distortion of the truth.
facts
figures
history
reality
truth
Many of these media reports are grotesque distortions of reality.
exaggeration
half-truths
inaccuracies
lies
misrepresentation
omissions
The site contained a number of factual inaccuracies and distortions.