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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a drastic distortion" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a significant alteration or misrepresentation of something, often in a negative context.
Example: "The media's portrayal of the event was a drastic distortion of the truth, leading to widespread misunderstanding."
Alternatives: "a severe misrepresentation" or "a significant alteration."
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If that sounds like a drastic distortion of normal psychology, it isn't.
The Tampa Bay Times's Politifact was equally harsh, describing the ads as "a drastic distortion" warranting a "pants on fire" rating.
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While no drastic distortion is evident in the comparative models of the farnesyl chain, the electron density for the farnesyl chain in the M4 TEAS structures is discontinuous, indicative of increased dynamic motion and/or local disorder (4, panel e).
3D-NSCBC brings a drastic reduction of flow distortion and numerical reflection, even in regions of strong transverse convection; the accuracy and convergence rate toward target values of flow quantities is also improved.
In contrast, most engineering systems suffer a drastic drop in performance when speech signals are corrupted with channel or background distortions.
Due to the difference in coefficients of thermal expansion, mechanical strength and fracture properties between the two materials, suitable welding electrodes for buttering and weld regions are selected in order to avoid a drastic gradient in the above properties across the welded region and hence, to avoid significant welding distortions.
A drastic move?
A drastic measure?
"This is a drastic change".
It is a drastic measure.
Yet this figure represents a drastic shrinkage.
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