distortion

/dɪˈstɔrʃən/

Syllables dis·tor·tion

Stress dis-TOR-tion

Phonics Breakdown

dis

/dɪs/

short i

tor

/tɔr/

r-sound

tion

/ʃən/

tion ending

Meaning

a change that makes something no longer accurate or true

Sound Reference

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dis=/dɪs/ (dislike) + tor=/tɔr/ (tornado) + tion=/ʃən/ (nation)

Example

The old speaker caused a lot of sound distortion.