contortion
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plural
contortions
plural
contortions
Britannica Dictionary definition of CONTORTION
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1
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the act of twisting something into an unusual shape
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the act of contorting something
— sometimes used figuratively
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The clown amused the children with funny facial contortions.
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The gymnast performed amazing contortions (with her body).
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His story was a blatant/obvious contortion [=(more commonly) distortion] of the truth.
2
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a difficult action
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The baby's mom went through the usual contortions to get him to eat.
