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Learn the meaning of distortion as a noun in English, with examples of different types of distortion in meaning, shape and sound. Find out how to use distortion in a sentence and see related words and phrases.
- English (US)
DISTORTION meaning: 1. a change to the intended or true...
- Znaczenie Distortion, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
distortion definicja: 1. a change to the intended or true...
- DISTORTION中文(简体)翻译：剑桥词典
distortion noun (FALSE MEANING) Add to word list. Add to...
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- English (US)
Learn the meaning of distortion as the act of twisting or altering something out of its true, natural, or original state. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for distortion.
distortion noun (FALSE MEANING) Add to word list. Add to word list. [ C or U ] a change to the intended or true meaning of something. 歪曲，曲解. a gross distortion of the facts 对事实的严重歪曲. Nobody has challenged his distortions on education and the economy. 没有人质疑他对教育和经济的刻意歪曲。.
- Filtering
- Polarization Or All-Or-Nothing Thinking
- Overgeneralization
- Discounting The Positive
- Jumping to Conclusions
- Catastrophizing
- Personalization
- Control Fallacies
- Fallacy of Fairness
- Blaming
Mental filtering is draining and straining all positives in a situation and, instead, dwelling on its negatives. Even if there are more positive aspects than negative in a situation or person, you focus on the negatives exclusively.
Polarized thinking is thinking about yourself and the world in an “all-or-nothing” way. When you engage in thoughts of black or white, with no shades of gray, this type of cognitive distortion is leading you. All-or-nothing thinking usually leads to extremely unrealistic standards for yourself and others that could affect your relationships and mot...
When you overgeneralize something, you take an isolated negative event and turn it into a never-ending pattern of loss and defeat. With overgeneralization, words like “always,” “never,” “everything,” and “nothing” are frequent in your train of thought. Overgeneralization can also manifest in your thoughts about the world and its events.
Discounting positives is similar to mental filtering. The main difference is that you dismiss it as something of no value when you do think of positive aspects.
When you jump to conclusions, you interpret an event or situation negatively without evidence supporting such a conclusion. Then, you react to your assumption. Jumping to conclusions or “mind-reading” is often in response to a persistent thought or concern of yours.
Catastrophizing is related to jumping to conclusions. In this case, you jump to the worst possible conclusion in every scenario, no matter how improbable it is. This cognitive distortion often comes with “what if” questions. What if he didn’t call because he got into an accident? What if she hasn’t arrived because she really didn’t want to spend ti...
Personalization leads you to believe that you’re responsible for events that, in reality, are completely or partially out of your control. This cognitive distortion often results in you feeling guilty or assigning blame without contemplating all factors involved. With personalizing, you also take things personally.
The word fallacy refers to an illusion, misconception, or error. Control fallacies can go two opposite ways: You either feel responsible or in control of everything in your and other people’s lives, or you feel you have no control at all over anything in your life. In this example, you place all control of your behavior on someone else or an extern...
This cognitive distortion refers to measuring every behavior and situation on a scale of fairness. Finding that other people don’t assign the same value of fairness to the event makes you resentful. In other words, you believe you know what’s fair and what isn’t, and it upsets you when other people disagree with you. The fallacy of fairness will le...
Blaming refers to making others responsible for how you feel. “You made me feel bad” is what usually defines this cognitive distortion. However, even when others engage in hurtful behaviors, you’re still in control of how you feel in most situations. The distortion comes from believing that others have the power to affect your life, even more so th...
Learn the meaning of distort as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples. Distort can mean to change the shape, meaning, or sound of something, or to affect something negatively.
Other forms: distortions. A distortion is a change, twist, or exaggeration that makes something appear different from the way it really is. You can distort an image, a thought, or even an idea. To say that I never take out the garbage is a distortion of the facts.
Definition of distortion noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
