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

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