complete distortion

collocation in English

meaningsofcompleteanddistortion

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complete
adjective
uk
/kəmˈpliːt/us
/kəmˈpliːt/
very great or to the largest ...
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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 ofcompleteanddistortionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That was humbug and acompletedistortionof the facts.
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It is acompletedistortionof the facts to suggest that anybody is commercially exploiting sportsmen by organising sports contests.
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Led by a man who ought to place truth above all else, the whole statement was acompletedistortionof the truth.
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We had acompletedistortionof the power that was there in respect of the standards of service and the expenditures of local authorities.
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He must now know that that is acompletedistortionof the truth.
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This is acompletedistortionof the facts.
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Of course, that is acompletedistortionof the facts.
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This is acompletedistortionof the situation.
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If that range of explanation is not in the question, the statement "varying income tax" is acompletedistortion.
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His opening speech was acompletedistortionof history.
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But the statements in that book are acompletedistortionof what happened.
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I would say, however, that it iscompletedistortionof the facts to suggest that the artist or entertainer automatically wants commercial freedom.
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All this talk about democracy—handing power back to the people—is acompletedistortionof the truth.
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I submit that that is acompletedistortionof the fact.
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First, to describe the north as a wilderness dying is acompletedistortionof the reality of the facts.
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That is acompletedistortionof the facts.
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That is acompletedistortionand misreading or what happened in that debate.
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That argument is acompletedistortionof common sense.
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In the dictionary this word meanscompletedistortion.
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That is acompletedistortionof my argument.
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