Distorting
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Distorting is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of distort.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of distort.
More Meanings
- That distorts.
Example Sentences
It's like looking in a distorting mirror at the fair.
This is somewhat counter-intuitive, and indeed goes against the double-dividend argument that in economies with very distorting tax systems we should raise pollution taxes and lower other taxes.
However, the procedure has been applied only to those below the threshold and who might move up, and not to those just above, who might move down. This has had a very distorting effect on the distributions.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include disfigure, deform, garble, warp, falsify, contort.
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