French Conversation · Level 49
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French word
déformation
Pronunciation
IPA/defɔʁmasjɔ̃/
Meaning
- feminine noundistortion
Example
On voit une déformation dans le miroir.
You can see a distortion in the mirror.
More examples
La transmission défectueuse cause une déformation du message.
Faulty transmission causes distortion of the message.
Core concept
A familiar form seen as stretched, compressed, bent, or otherwise made unlike its usual appearance.
Common phrases
une déformation des propos
distortion of statements
une déformation du message
distortion of the message
Similar words
distorsion: A state in which an image or shape appears stretched, twisted, or warped.
défaut: A flaw or incomplete part of an object or image.
biais: A tendency for perception or judgment to lean in one direction.
anomalie: A condition or feature that differs from what is usual.
Definition in French
Altération qui rend une représentation ou un objet différent de sa forme normale, souvent perçue visuellement ou comme un biais de perception.
Word origin
The noun déformation is formed from déformer with -ation, while déformer goes back to Latin deformare, 'to alter a form'.
Usage tips
- In figurative uses, déformation can describe a biased distortion of facts or judgment, not only a visibly altered object.
Other meanings
- deformationnoun
Opposites
- exactitudeaccuracynoun
Related words
- déformerdistortverb
- déformédistortedadjective