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contortion

[ kuhn-tawr-shuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the act or process of contorting.
the state of being contorted. contorted.
a contorted contorted position.
something contorted contorted or twisted, as in position or meaning:
His account of the incident was a complete contortion of fact.

contortion

/ kənˈtɔːʃən /

the act or process of contorting or the state of being contorted
a twisted shape or position
something twisted or out of the ordinary in character, meaning, etc
mental contortions

1605–15; < Latin contortiōn- (stem of contortiō ) a whirling around. See contort, -ion

For Republicans, it is a particularly hypocritical contortion.

"You are very complimentary," said her strange suitor, with a contortion of the lip that was a cross between a grin and a sneer.

Then a sudden hissing contortion whipped over the widening waters.

The same moment he saw that, although not dead drunk, she could by no tropical contortion be said to be sober.

I never imagined that this fearful Asiatic creed could smite or sting an otherwise wholesome soul into such a contortion.

His pallor, the contortion of his features, the fear portrayed upon them, disclosed the anxiety of his mind.

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