Word: distortion
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: dis
tor
tion
Definition: A misrepresentation of the truth.
Morphemes:
Affix: distort
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To give a false or misleading account of
Etymology Compounds: Affix: distortum
Language: la
Decoded: distortum
PoS: Participle
Meaning: distorted
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.