Term: distortion: the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: rack: a support for displaying various articles → 0
Candidate hypernym: old master: a great European painter prior to 19th century → 0
Candidate hypernym: ytterbium: a soft silvery metallic element; a rare earth of the lanthanide series; it occurs in gadolinite and monazite and xenotime → 0
Candidate hypernym: shuttle bus: shuttle consisting of a bus that travels between two points → 0
Candidate hypernym: legion: association of ex-servicemen → 0
Candidate hypernym: vertical bank: a bank so steep that the plane's lateral axis approaches the vertical → 0
Candidate hypernym: mazurka: music composed for dancing the mazurka → 0
Candidate hypernym: growth hormone-releasing factor: a releasing factor that accelerates the secretion of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary body → 0
Candidate hypernym: pain: a somatic sensation of acute discomfort → 0
Candidate hypernym: flume: watercourse that consists of an open artificial chute filled with water for power or for carrying logs → 0