Distortion (disambiguation)

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

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

 * Distortion (Forbidden album), 1995
 * Distortion (Game Theory EP), 1984
 * Distortion (The Magnetic Fields album), 2008
 * Distortion (the Proletariat EP), 1982
 * Distortion (Joseph Simmons album), 2005
 * Distortions (album), a 1967 album by the Litter

Songs

 * "Distortion" (Jessica Sutta song), 2016
 * "Distortion" (Babymetal song), 2018

Other

 * "Distortion", an episode of the anime TV series Serial Experiments Lain