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contortionism

contortionism noun: synonym of contortion.

Noun

contortionism (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of contortion.
    • On days at Shea Stadium last season when he did not pitch, Mike Pelfrey retreated to the clubhouse to show off his hidden talent: contortionism.2009 April 3, Ben Shpigel, “The Mets’ Players Are Eager to Unwrap Ballpark’s Goodies”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
    • Because most stretching exercises involve no amazing feat of contortionism, they can be performed by anyone […]2014, Amber O'Connor, 105 Stretching Exercises for Women
    Synonyms:
    contortion

Synonyms of contortionism

Origin of contortionism

From contortion + -ism.

Questions about contortionism

What does contortionism mean?
Contortionism means synonym of contortion.
What part of speech is contortionism?
Contortionism is a noun.

Words near contortionism in the dictionary

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

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