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What is "contortion" in English? Definition and Explanations

Updated: 10-07-2026 by Wikilanguages.net
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What does contortion mean in English? Meaning of contortion definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "contortion" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "contortion": the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)

Noun

  • Meaning: the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
  • Synonyms: contortion deformation
  • Hypernyms: change of shape

    • Meaning of "contortion": a tortuous and twisted shape or position

    Noun

  • Meaning: a tortuous and twisted shape or position
  • Example: they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs the acrobat performed incredible contortions
  • Synonyms: contortion crookedness torsion tortuosity tortuousness
  • Hypernyms: distorted shape distortion

    • Synonyms:

    deformity, unsightliness, pout, twist, grimace, ugliness, dislocation, crookedness, malformation, deformation, anamorphosis, misproportion, misshapement, wryness,

    Antonyms:

    grin, smile, beauty, smoothness,

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