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contortion; distortion; warp; bend; skew
kink (in one's character); twist
「歪み」 has another reading with different meanings.
社会の歪みが問題になった。
Distortions in society became a problem.
建物の歪みを修復する工事が始まった。
Work to repair the building's distortion began.
長年の不満が組織に大きな歪みをもたらした。
Years of dissatisfaction brought major distortion to the organization.