distorting

That distorts.

Adjective

That distorts.
- It's like looking in a distorting mirror at the fair. - 2001, Karel Jan Vollers, Twist & build: creating non-orthogonal architecture, page 86:
- However, the procedure has been applied only to those below the threshold and who might move up, and not to those just above, who might move down. This has had a very distorting effect on the distributions. - 2008,...
- This is somewhat counter-intuitive, and indeed goes against the double-dividend argument that in economies with very distorting tax systems we should raise pollution taxes and lower other taxes. - 2010, Ross McKitrick,...