contortion
the act or process of contorting.
the state of being contorted.
Origin of contortion
1Other words from contortion
- con·tor·tion·al, adjective
- con·tor·tioned, adjective
- un·con·tor·tioned, adjective
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How to use contortion in a sentence
In his younger years, he was a part of the No Wave scene, playing with the visionary James Chance and the Contortions.
A Sax Player, Then a Suspect After Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Final Act | Michael Daly | February 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTExpect some fanciful linguistic contortions when asked whether or not this is, in fact, a “coup?”
Among the many ironies amid the ruins of that era is the current contortions of the Republican frontrunner.
Why the Right Turned Its Back on the Individual Mandate | John Avlon | March 27, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTOtherwise rational leaders must now resort to the very verbal contortions voters despise.
The irony is thick, and the intellectual contortions involved in some of this hurt my head.
Then the trio made the wood ring with shouts of merriment, and threw themselves into inimitable contortions.
Papers from Overlook-House | Casper AlmoreWith strange contortions of the body and writhings of the face his form came upright, the arm still reaching.
Blazed Trail Stories | Stewart Edward WhiteTheir gestures and violent contortions of countenance resembled the frantic ravings of Bedlamites.
The moth cleared the opening, and with many wabblings and contortions climbed up the tree.
Freckles | Gene Stratton-PorterSwartzman recited Poe's Black Cat, with gestures and facial contortions that were terrifying.
Tramping on Life | Harry Kemp
British Dictionary definitions for contortion
/ (kənˈtɔːʃən) /
the act or process of contorting or the state of being contorted
a twisted shape or position
something twisted or out of the ordinary in character, meaning, etc: mental contortions
Derived forms of contortion
- contortional, adjective
- contortioned, adjective
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