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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMedia Distortion
/ˈmiː.di.ə dɪsˈtɔːr.ʃən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The alteration or misrepresentation of information presented in media, leading to a skewed perception of reality.
"The documentary highlighted the issue of media distortion in reporting on climate change." - 2
A phenomenon where media content is manipulated to serve specific agendas, often resulting in biased or misleading narratives.
"Critics argue that media distortion can significantly influence public opinion during elections."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'media' originates from the Latin word 'medium', meaning 'middle' or 'intermediate', which evolved in the 20th century to refer to various channels of communication. 'Distortion' comes from the Latin 'distortio', meaning 'twisting' or 'deformation', and has been used in English since the late 14th century to describe a deviation from the truth or reality.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Media Distortion" is said worldwide
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distorsion médiatique
Transliteration: distorsion médiatique
"Le documentaire a mis en lumière la distorsion médiatique dans le reportage sur le changement climatique."
Medienverzerrung
Transliteration: Medienverzerrung
"Die Dokumentation beleuchtete das Problem der Medienverzerrung bei der Berichterstattung über den Klimawandel."
distorsione dei media
Transliteration: distorsione dei media
"Il documentario ha evidenziato il problema della distorsione dei media nella copertura dei cambiamenti climatici."
distorsión mediática
Transliteration: distorsión mediática
"El documental destacó el problema de la distorsión mediática en la cobertura del cambio climático."
distorção da mídia
Transliteration: distorção da mídia
"O documentário destacou o problema da distorção da mídia na cobertura das mudanças climáticas."
मीडिया विकृति
Transliteration: mīḍiyā vikṛti
"डॉक्यूमेंट्री ने जलवायु परिवर्तन पर मीडिया विकृति के मुद्दे को उजागर किया।"
媒体扭曲
Transliteration: méitǐ niǔqū
"纪录片突出了媒体扭曲在气候变化报道中的问题。"
미디어 왜곡
Transliteration: midieo waegok
"다큐멘터리는 기후 변화 보도에서 미디어 왜곡 문제를 강조했습니다."
メディアの歪曲
Transliteration: media no ikyoku
"ドキュメンタリーは気候変動に関する報道におけるメディアの歪曲の問題を浮き彫りにしました。"
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