distortion vs distort

distortion is a noun but distort is not a noun.

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

distortion (noun)	distort (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

distortion (verb)	distort (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