The phrase "distorted mirror" refers to a mirror that doesn't show a clear or accurate reflection. It can be used metaphorically to describe a situation or person that misrepresents reality or distorts the truth. Full definition
Strange as it may seem, the laws of physics suggest that immediately after the Big Bang, all the matter suddenly created should have been obliterated by an equal amount of antimatter, the strange and slightly distorted mirror image of normal matter. (discovermagazine.com)
The exhibition takes visitors on an adventure in a fairy - tale environment of a colourful distorted mirror reflecting peculiar objects, which offers a different approach to the items displayed in museums. (kunstimuuseum.ekm.ee)
The two games were eerily similar, but different — slightly distorted mirror images with opposite outcomes. (theringer.com)