contortion

kənˈtɔːrʃən

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Definition of contortion - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

acrobatics

Rare

dramatic bending and flexing of the body

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Her contortion on stage amazed the audience.

bend

twist

movement

Rare

act of twisting or deforming something

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The contortion of the metal was surprising.

deformation

distortion

twisting

interpretation

Rare

distortion of meaning or fact

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His explanation was a contortion of the actual events..

twisting

warping

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Origin of contortion

Latin, contortus (twisted)

Terms with contortion included in their meaning

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grimacing

adj.

expression

expressing discomfort through facial contortion

screw

contortion

contort or twist something

Examples of contortion in a sentence

His contortion skills won him the competition.
The gymnast's contortion amazed the audience.
His face showed a contortion of pain.
The report was a contortion of the facts.
Her story was a contortion of the truth.

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French:contorsion, torsion, ...
German:Körperakrobatik, Verformung, ...
Italian:contorsione, torsione, ...
Spanish:contorsión, torsión, ...
Portuguese:contorção, deturpação, ...
Chinese:柔术, 扭曲, ...
Japanese:軟体芸, ねじれ, ...
Arabic:الِانْثِنَاء, الِتِواء, ...
Hebrew:גְּמִישׁוּת, עִוּוּת, ...
Russian:гибкость, искривление, ...
Ukrainian:конторсія, скручування, ...
Hindi:शरीर लचक, विकृति, ...
Bengali:অ্যাক্রোব্যাটিক্স, বিকৃতি, ...
Catalan:contorsió, deformació, ...
Czech:kontorze, deformace, ...
Danish:kontortion, forvridning, ...
Dutch:contorsie, vervorming, ...
Greek:ευλυγισία, στρέβλωση, ...
Hungarian:kontorzió, csavarodás, ...
Khmer:ការបត់បែនរាងកាយ, ការបត់បែនខូចទ្រង់ទ្រាយ, ...
Korean:곡예, 뒤틀림, ...
Persian:انعطاف‌پذیری, پیچش, ...
Polish:wygibasy, skręcenie, ...
Portuguese (BR):contorção, distorção, ...
Romanian:contorsionism, deformare, ...
Swedish:kontorsion, förvridning, ...
Thai:การบิดตัว, การบิดเบี้ยว, ...
Turkish:kontorsiyon, kıvrılma, ...
Vietnamese:uốn dẻo, sự biến dạng, ...

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