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contortion

contortion noun: the act or result of contorting; the state of being contorted: the twisting of something, especially oneself.

contortion: the act or result of contorting; the state of being contorted: the twisting of something,...
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Noun

contortion (countable and uncountable, plural contortions)

  1. (countable) The act or result of contorting; the state of being contorted: the twisting of something, especially oneself.
  2. (uncountable) A performance art involving the dramatic bending and flexing of the body, showcasing extreme physical flexibility.
    Synonyms:
    contortionism

contortion meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam

contortion in Hindi

contortion, spasm, colic
ऐंठन a͠iṭhan

contortion in Tamil

உருக் குலைவு, உருத்திரிபு, திரிபு

contortion in Malayalam

ചുളുക്കൽ, വൈരൂപ്യം, രൂപവൈകല്യം, ചുളിവ്, വക്രത

Examples of contortion in a sentence

  • The practice of contortion can be divided into three categories: backbending, frontbending and dislocation.
  • Crabcore is defined by the body contortions of the band's guitarists when they perform.
  • The CDC has gone through bizarre contortions to avoid naming the, uh, latex device.

All 11 example sentences with contortion

Synonyms of contortion

Forms of contortion

pluralcontortions

Origin of contortion

Derived from Middle French contortion, from Latin contortiō.

Words formed from contortion

Questions about contortion

What does contortion mean?
Contortion means the act or result of contorting; the state of being contorted: the twisting of something, especially oneself.
What is contortion in Hindi?
Contortion in Hindi is ऐंठन (a͠iṭhan). See Contortion meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is contortion?
Contortion is a noun.
What is the plural of contortion?
The plural of contortion is contortions.

Words near contortion in the dictionary

  1. contortedly
  2. contortedness
  3. contorter
  4. contorters
  5. contorting
  6. contortion
  7. contortionate
  8. contortionism
  9. contortionist
  10. contortionistic
  11. contortionists

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: contortion (page history and authors); ऐंठन (Hindi) (page history and authors); contortion (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); contortion (Malayalam 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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