distortion vs fault

fault vs distortion

distortion and fault both are nouns.

distortion is not a verb while fault is a verb.

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

As nouns, fault is a hypernym of distortion; that is, fault is a word with a broader meaning than distortion:

distortion: the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
fault: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

Other hypernyms of distortion include error, mistake.

distortion (noun)	fault (noun)
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean	a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
the mistake of misrepresenting the facts	(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
a change for the worse	the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image	responsibility for a bad situation or event
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)	(electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
a shape resulting from distortion	(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
	an imperfection in an object or machine

distortion (verb)	fault (verb)
	put or pin the blame on

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