distort vs distortion

distort is not a noun while distortion is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
distort	No	No	Yes	No
distortion	Yes	No	No	No

distort (noun)	distortion (noun)
	the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
	the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
	a change for the worse
	an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
	a change (usually undesired) in the waveform of an acoustic or analog electrical signal; the difference between two measurements of a signal (as between the input and output signal)
	a shape resulting from distortion

distort (verb)	distortion (verb)
alter the shape of (something) by stress
make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
affect as in thought or feeling
twist and press out of shape
form into a spiral shape