distorsi

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch distorsie (“distortion”), from French [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /disˈtorsi/ [disˈt̪or.si]
• Rhymes: -orsi
• Syllabification: dis‧tor‧si

Noun

distorsi (plural distorsi-distorsi)

1. distortion
   1. an act of distorting

      Synonym: penyimpangan

   2. a result of distorting.

      Synonym: penyimpangan

   3. a misrepresentation of the truth.
   4. (acoustics) noise or other artifacts caused in the electronic reproduction of sound or music.
   5. (optics, radiology) an aberration that causes magnification to change over the field of view.
   6. (medicine) the state of being twisted out of a natural or normal shape or position.

Derived terms

• didistorsi
• didistorsikan
• mendistorsi
• mendistorsikan
• terdistorsi

• distorsi amplitudo
• distorsi ciptaan
• distorsi kognitif
• distorsi lensa
• distorsi menghindar
• distorsi pemaknaan
• distorsi politik
• distorsi seberangan

Further reading

• “distorsi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Verb

distorsi

1. first-person singular past historic of distorcere

Anagrams

• dorsisti

Latin

Verb

distorsī

1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of distorqueō