un contortioned
ʃən noun
1.
the act or process of contorting.
2.
the state of being contorted.
3.
a contorted position.
4.
something contorted or twisted, as in position or meaning: His account of the incident was a complete contortion of fact.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the act or process of contorting or the state of being contorted |
| 2. | a twisted shape or position |
| 3. | something twisted or out of the ordinary in character, meaning, etc: mental contortions |
| con'tortional | |
| —adj | |
| con'tortioned | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
contortion
1610s, from L. contortionem, noun of action from contorquere (see contort).
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