contortion

con·tort

 (kən-tôrt′)

v. con·tort·ed, con·tort·ing, con·torts

v.tr.

1. To twist, wrench, or bend out of proper or natural shape: fingers contorted by arthritis. See Synonyms at distort.

2. To cause to deviate from what is normal, proper, or accurate: The leaders of the movement contorted their own principles in trying to get what they wanted.

v.intr.

To become contorted: "Her face contorts with pain and horror, as if something deep inside her has been shattered" (Rachel Simon).

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[Latin contorquēre, contort-, to twist : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + torquēre, to twist; see terk^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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con·tor′tion n.

con·tor′tive adj.

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contortion

(kənˈtɔːʃən)

n

1. the act or process of contorting or the state of being contorted

2. a twisted shape or position

3. something twisted or out of the ordinary in character, meaning, etc: mental contortions.

conˈtortional adj

conˈtortioned adj

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con•tor•tion

(kənˈtɔr ʃən)

n.

1. the act or process of contorting.

2. the state of being contorted.

3. a contorted position.

4. something contorted.

[1605–15; < Latin]

con•tor′tion•al, adj.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	contortion - the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself) deformation change of shape - an action that changes the shape of something
	2.	contortion - a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions" crookedness, torsion, tortuosity, tortuousness distorted shape, distortion - a shape resulting from distortion

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contortion

noun twist, distortion, deformity, convolution, bend, knot, warp The symptoms of the poison included facial contortions.

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Translations

إلتِواء، حَرَكَة إلتِوائِيّه

zkřivenízkroucení

forvrængningforvridninggrimasse

Verdrehung

contorsion

aflögun

contorcimento

fordreiningforvridd formforvridning

искажениеискривление

skrivenie

bükmeburuşturma

扭弯

contortion

[kənˈtɔːʃən] N (= act) → retorcimiento m; (= movement) → contorsión f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

contortion

[kənˈtɔː^rʃ^ən] n [face] → crispation f; [acrobat, body] → contorsion f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

contortion

n (esp of acrobat) → Verrenkung f; (of features) → Verzerrung f; mental contortions → geistige Verrenkungen pl → or Klimmzüge pl; he resorted to elaborate verbal contortions to avoid telling the truth → er hat sich gedreht und gewendet, um nicht die Wahrheit sagen zu müssen

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contortion

[kənˈtɔːʃ/ən] n (of acrobat) → contorsione f, contorcimento

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contort

(kənˈtoːt) verb

to twist or turn violently. His face was contorted with pain. verwring يَلْتَوي، يَتَلَوّى изкривявам contorcer-se zkroutit, zkřivit verzerren, verdrehen forvride; fortrække συστρέφω, γυρίζω απότομα contraer; contorsionarse väänama کج و کوله شدن؛ از شکل افتادن vääristyä crisper לְעַווֵת, לְעָקֵם ऎंठना svijati eltorzít mengerut afskræma contorcere, distorcere ゆがめる 일그러지다 iškraipyti, perkreipti sagriezt; saliekt; saviebt berkernyut verwringenforvrenge, fordreie, forvri wykrzywiać سره پيجل: حقايق په بله بڼه ښوول: سره اړول contorcer-se a schi­mo­nosi искажать skriviť skriviti, spačiti iskriviti förvrida ทำให้บิดเบี้ยว bükmek, buruşturmak 使扭曲 скривляти, перекручувати مروڑنا، اين‍ٹ‍ھنا làm méo mó 扭弯

conˈtortion (-ʃən) noun

verwringing إلتِواء، حَرَكَة إلتِوائِيّه изкривяване contorção zkroucení, zkřivení die Verdrehung forvridning; forvrængning; grimasse σύσπασηcontorsión väänutus از شکل افتادگی vääristymä contorsion עוות, עיוות शरीर की ऎंठन uvijanje eltorzítás pengerutan aflögun contorsione, contorcimento ねじれ 뒤틀림, 일그러짐 iškraipymas sagriešana; saliekšana; saviebšana kekernyutan verwringingforvridd form, forvridning, fordreining wykrzywienie له contorção contorsionare искажение skrivenie skrivljenost, spačenost iščašenost förvridning การบิดเบี้ยว bükme, buruşturma 扭曲 викривлення; перекручення اين‍ٹ‍ھن، تشنج sự làm méo 扭弯

conˈtortionist noun

an entertainer who contorts his body. kontorsiekunstenaar, lyfvlegter بَهْلَوان التَلَوّي акробат contorcionista hadí muž/žena der Schlangenmensch slangemenneske αυτός που μπορεί να συστρέφει το σώμα του contorsionista kondiväänaja کسی که بدن خود را بطور عجیبی کج و کوله می کند käärmeihminen contorsionniste אִיש גוִּמי ऐंठनबाज, नट akrobat kígyóember kontorsionis slöngumaður, snákmenni contorsionista 曲芸師 곡예사 akrobatas akrobāts ahli peliuk badan slangenmensslangemenneske człowiek-guma هغه څوك چې خپل ځان كوږ او اوږ كوى contorcionista contorsionist человек-змея hadí muž, hadia žena akrobat, človek iz gume čovek-zmija ormmänniska นักกายกรรมที่สามารถบิดตัวเป็นรูปร่างต่าง ๆ vücudunu çeşitli şekillere sokan akrobat 柔體雜技演員 акробат; “людина-змія” ن‍ٹ، جسم كو مروڑ كر كرتب دكهانيوالا diễn viên uốn dẻo 柔体杂技演员

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