Definition

1. Noun:
   • A twisted or bent shape or position: A state in which something, especially a body or body part, is twisted or bent into an unnatural or unusual shape.
   • The act of twisting or deforming something: The action of twisting or bending something, often one's own body, out of its normal shape.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The yoga master held a difficult contortion for several minutes.
  • The car crash left the metal in a terrible contortion.
  • His face was a contortion of pain and anger.

Advanced Usage

• "Facial contortion": A twisting or distortion of the facial features, often due to strong emotion or effort.

  • A facial contortion of disgust crossed her face when she smelled the spoiled milk.

• "In contortion": In a state of being twisted.

  • The ancient tree grew in wild contortion around the rocks.

Variants and Related Words

• Contort (verb): To twist or bend something out of its normal shape.

  • The pain made him contort his body.

• Contortionist (noun): A performer who twists their body into unusual and unnatural positions.

  • The contortionist amazed the audience by fitting into a tiny box.

Synonyms

• Distortion: The action of twisting or altering something from its original state.
• Deformation: The process or result of changing and spoiling the normal shape of something.

Related Phrases

• "Contortions of logic": (Figurative) Forced or twisted reasoning that is not straightforward.
  • His argument was full of contortions of logic to avoid the obvious conclusion.

Noun

1. a tortuous and twisted shape or position
   • they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs
   • the acrobat performed incredible contortions
2. the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)