Example: Die Verzerrung im Bild machte das Foto unbrauchbar.
Definition
"Die Verzerrung" refers to the distortion or alteration of the original shape, appearance, or sound of something, often resulting in a misleading or unusable representation. For example, "Die Verzerrung im Bild machte das Foto unbrauchbar" means the distortion in the image made the photo unusable.
The word "die Verzerrung" comes from the German verb "verzerren," meaning to distort or warp. It combines the prefix "ver-" indicating a change or error, with "zerren," which means to pull or drag. Did you know? The visual sense of distortion has been metaphorically extended from physical pulling to changes in images or sounds.
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"Die Verzerrung" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - General - (B1) - set 1", containing 119 commonly used words.
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