serious distortion

collocation in English

meaningsofseriousanddistortion

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serious
adjective
uk
/ˈsɪə.ri.əs/us
/ˈsɪr.i.əs/
severe in ...
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distortion
noun
uk
/dɪˈstɔː.ʃən/us
/dɪˈstɔːr.ʃən/
a change to the intended or true meaning ...
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(Definition ofseriousanddistortionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofserious distortion

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It would be aseriousdistortion, however, to miss their constitutive function.
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This can often lead to aseriousdistortionof the motives and preoccupations of the men and women of the past.
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Be that as it may, government has acknowledged that there is aseriousdistortionto address.
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While it is difficult to provide evidence which incontestably identifies these invisible processes, the use of both observation and interview combined should guard againstseriousdistortion.
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We have consistently failed to achieve that goal, and that has led toseriousdistortionin cross-border trade and a rise in smuggling and fraud.
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That was aseriousdistortion, and it has been overcome as a result of the changed policy.
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We are heading for an even moreseriousdistortionof the housing market than we have at present and that is serious enough.
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This problem quite simply represents aseriousdistortionof the internal market.
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The result is aseriousdistortionand lack of balance in our economy.
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There are plenty of other examples of this kind, where there has been aseriousdistortionof the will of the electorate.
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Therefore, any intervention would be only if there was aseriousdistortionof the gender balance and the community ethnic balance.
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In fact, it could lead to aseriousdistortionof the recruitment process.
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There is a need also for substantial support in regional policy where, without it, there would be grave andseriousdistortionin regional investment.
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It is bound to have a considerable, far-reaching effect, and in my judgment one ofseriousdistortion.
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Will she investigate this potentiallyseriousdistortionof clinical priorities?
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That is aseriousdistortionof everyday competition among the financial service providers.
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As a result, there wasseriousdistortionof the normal growth pattern and by 1973 orders (and, therefore, also employment in the industry) were running at an unnaturally high level.
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At present, there is aseriousdistortion.
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This is a mostseriousdistortionof the level playing field, particularly if the money is then to be used to gain a share in other utility markets.
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