distortion of reality

collocation in English

meaningsofdistortionandreality

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distortion
noun
uk
/dɪˈstɔː.ʃən/us
/dɪˈstɔːr.ʃən/
a change to the intended or true meaning ...
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reality
noun
uk
/riˈæl.ə.ti/us
/riˈæl.ə.t̬i/
the state of things as they are, rather than as they are imagined ...
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(Definition ofdistortionandrealityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In these circumstances, to count mortgage payments as expenditures on housing could amount to a significantdistortionofreality.
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Baik (1994:162) comes to the unavoidable conclusion that this kind of embellishment or distortionofrealityis intended to legitimize and maintain the current regime.
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To suggest that a substance is a poison and so would be poisonous at any level is a grossdistortionofreality.
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An obsession with speed on its own is adistortionofreality—a distortion of the truth.
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Indeed, it is a dangerousdistortionofreality.
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But to say that there is competition to get into these schools is a grossdistortionofreality.
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But to suggest that the law is the main cause of apathy is adistortionofreality.
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However, it is adistortionofrealityto reserve sympathy for teachers prepared to take extreme action rather than for their victims.
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That is totally untrue, and, like most of the material in the letter, it is adistortionofreality.
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It is a nightmarishdistortionofreality.
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That is adistortionofreality.
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By contrast, negativity, sometimes evidenced in mild to moderate depression, is correlated with lessdistortionofreality.
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The resulting painting is ultimately adistortionofrealityintermingled with social commentary.
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Although one may deplore thedistortionofrealitythrough narratives, in one form or another narrativity always prevails.
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This is a grossdistortionofreality.
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When thedistortionofrealityoccurs, there is a change in perception which allows for a lessening in anxiety resulting in a reduction of tension one experiences.
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