contortion (noun)

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• contortion — contort ► VERB ▪ twist or bend out of its normal shape. DERIVATIVES contortion noun. ORIGIN Latin contorquere twist round, brandish …   English terms dictionary

• contortion — early 15c., from M.Fr. contorsion or directly from L. contortionem (nom. contorsio), noun of action from contort , pp. stem of contorquere (see CONTORT (Cf. contort)) …   Etymology dictionary

• contortion — noun (U) 1 the act of twisting something so that it does not have its normal shape, and looks strange or unattractive, or the fact of being twisted in this way: the involuntary contortion of muscles brought on by the illness 2 (C) a twisted… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• contortion — noun see contort …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• contortion — noun a) The act of contorting, twisting or deforming something, especially oneself. b) A form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body …   Wiktionary

• contortion — UK [kənˈtɔː(r)ʃ(ə)n] / US [kənˈtɔrʃ(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms contortion : singular contortion plural contortions 1) the process of twisting your face or body into a shape that is not natural, or the positions into which they have been… …   English dictionary

• contortion — con|tor|tion [ kən tɔrʃn ] noun count 1. ) the process of twisting your face or body into a shape that is not natural, or the positions into which they have been twisted: facial contortions 2. ) a complicated process, especially one designed to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• contort — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin contortus, past participle of contorquēre, from com + torquēre to twist more at torture Date: 15th century transitive verb to twist in a violent manner < features contorted with fury > intransitive verb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• contort — [kən tɔ:t] verb twist or bend out of the normal shape. Derivatives contortion noun Origin ME: from L. contort , contorquere twist round, brandish , from con together + torquere twist …   English new terms dictionary

• contort — /kənˈtɔt / (say kuhn tawt) verb (t) to twist; bend or draw out of shape; distort. {Latin contortus, past participle, twisted} –contortion, noun …  

• contort — ► VERB ▪ twist or bend out of its normal shape. DERIVATIVES contortion noun. ORIGIN Latin contorquere twist round, brandish …   English terms dictionary