Hyphenation of distortion

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word distortion? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

dis-tor-tion

Definitions of distortion:

1.	A change for the worse
2.	A shape resulting from distortion
3.	An optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
4.	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) Heavy metal guitar players use vacuum tube amplifiers to produce extreme distortion
5.	The act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
6.	The mistake of misrepresenting the facts

Synonyms of distortion:

noun	deformation, damage, harm, impairment
noun	distorted shape, shape, form
noun	aberration, optical aberration, optical phenomenon
noun	electrical phenomenon, acoustic phenomenon
noun	overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting, falsification, misrepresentaation
noun	mistake, error, fault

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Hyphenator

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