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contort

[ kuhn-tawrt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.


verb (used without object)

  1. to become twisted, distorted, or strained:

    His face contorted into a grotesque sneer.

contort

/ °ìÉ™²Ôˈ³Ùɔ˳٠/

verb

  1. to twist or bend severely out of place or shape, esp in a strained manner
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Derived Forms

  • ³¦´Ç²Ôˈ³Ù´Ç°ù³Ù¾±±¹±ð, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of contort1

1555–65; < Latin contortus twisted together, past participle of ³¦´Ç²Ô³Ù´Ç°ù±ç³Üŧ°ù±ð. See con-, tort
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of contort1

C15: from Latin contortus intricate, obscure, from ³¦´Ç²Ô³Ù´Ç°ù±ç³Üŧ°ù±ð to whirl around, from ³Ù´Ç°ù±ç³Üŧ°ù±ð to twist, wrench
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He has the preternatural ability to contort his facial expressions ever so slightly, going from innocent to cold and malevolent and back again in a split second.

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With a swarm of dancers all wearing the same gray uniform, they contort their bodies around her, creating a collective spectacle.

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We can literally see it in the shape of the jet stream, which now regularly contorts into deeper waves than it did just a few decades ago.

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When we see him finally being moved, he is contorted in his bed from the pain, clutching onto a sick bowl.

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The indictment detailed the torture of several prisoners, including one identified by the initials K.A.M., whose body Sheikh, prison officials and prison guards allegedly contorted on the “flying carpet†device.

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