Contortion - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|kənˈtɔːrʃən|
Brit.
|kənˈtɔːʃən|
noun
- the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself) (syn: deformation)
- a tortuous and twisted shape or position (syn: crookedness, torsion, tortuosity)
- a tortuous and twisted shape or position (syn: crookedness, torsion, tortuosity)
the acrobat performed incredible contortions
Extra examples
His body contorted with pain.
The boy contorted his body to squeeze through the gate.
Her face was contorted with rage.
I could not force my body into the contortions required by classical ballet.
He went through a series of amazing contortions to get Karen a work permit.
Word forms
noun
singular: contortion
plural: contortions
singular: contortion
plural: contortions
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