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contortion

[ kuhn-tawr-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act or process of contorting.
  2. the state of being contorted. contorted.
  3. a contorted contorted position.
  4. something contorted contorted or twisted, as in position or meaning:

    His account of the incident was a complete contortion of fact.



contortion

/ əˈɔːʃə /

noun

  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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • DzˈٴǰپDzԲ, adjective
  • DzˈٴǰپDzԱ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Dz·ٴǰtDz· adjective
  • Dz·ٴǰtDzԱ adjective
  • unDz·ٴǰtDzԱ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of contortion1

1605–15; < Latin DzԳٴǰپō- (stem of DzԳٴǰپō ) a whirling around. See contort, -ion
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In a sport where her contortions are magic, she lay curled up in a ball.

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While watching the final round in the Bahamas, Woods described Scheffler's unconventional footwork as "the contortions he gets into" but could not hide his admiration for the quality and control of the champion's ball striking.

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But it also highlights some of the policy contortions carried out by Washington: first trying to pressure Israel and its adversaries not to escalate the war, instead urging diplomacy.

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All of those candidate contortions bring to mind a line from Hamlet: To thine own self be true.

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Like any world-class gymnast, Jordan Chiles is familiar with contortions and flips.

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