contort
/kənˈtɔː(ɹ)t/
contort verb: to twist in a violent manner.
Verb
contort (third-person singular simple present contorts, present participle contorting, simple past and past participle contorted)
- To twist in a violent manner.
- features contorted with fury
- To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.
contort meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
contort in Tamil
- திருகு, வல்லந்தமாக முறுக்கு, உறுத்திரிபுறுத்து
contort in Urdu
- مروڑنا
contort in Bengali
- মচকানো, বিকৃত করা
contort in Malayalam
- വികൃതമാക്കുക, വിരൂപമാക്കുക, ചുളുക്കുക
More languagesFewer languages
- contort in Kannada
- ಉರುಗು, ಮುರುಕು, ಮುಡುಕು, ತಿರಿಚು
Synonyms of contort
Forms of contort
| third-person singular present | contorts |
|---|---|
| present participle | contorting |
| past participle | contorted |
| past | contorted |
Origin of contort
Equivalent to con- + -tort; from Middle English, borrowed from Latin contortus, past participle of contorqueō, from com- + torqueō (“twist, turn”).
Words formed from contort
Words that rhyme with contort
44 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- export
- mort
- assort
- escort
- fort
- quart
- resort
- retort
- thwart
- wart
- cavort
- comport
- detort
- distort
- extort
- swart
- transport
- apport
- come short
- consort
- desport
- ort
- purport
- reimport
- tort
- accourt
- aport
- asnort
- asport
- bort
- coreport
- Crown Court
- dort
- exhort
- Isle aux Morts
- kangaroo court
- misreport
- reexport
- rereport
- rort
- skort
- spoilsport
- torte
- worrywart
Questions about contort
- What does contort mean?
- Contort means to twist in a violent manner.
- What is contort in Tamil?
- Contort in Tamil is திருகு, வல்லந்தமாக முறுக்கு, உறுத்திரிபுறுத்து. See Contort meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is contort?
- Contort is a verb.
- How do you pronounce contort?
- Contort is pronounced /kənˈtɔː(ɹ)t/.
- What is the past tense of contort?
- The past tense of contort is contorted.
Words near contort in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: contort (page history and authors); contort (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); contort (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Contort (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); contort (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); contort (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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