Contortion
noun
The action of twisting or bending out of shape.
His face contorted in a grimace of pain.
Often appears as...
- physical contortion
- facial contortion
noun
The skill of bending the body into strange and unnatural positions.
He amazed the crowd with his contortion act.
Often appears as...
- contortion act
- contortion performance
noun
A twisted or complex state.
The plot was a contortion of unlikely coincidences.
Often appears as...
- plot contortion
- mental contortion
Usage tips
Literary
noun
The action of twisting or bending out of shape.
His face contorted in a grimace of pain.
Often appears as...
- physical contortion
- facial contortion
noun
The skill of bending the body into strange and unnatural positions.
He amazed the crowd with his contortion act.
Often appears as...
- contortion act
- contortion performance
noun
A twisted or complex state.
The plot was a contortion of unlikely coincidences.
Often appears as...
- plot contortion
- mental contortion
Usage tips
Literary
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Negative Emotions
Often used to describe facial expressions showing extreme emotions, like pain or effort.
During the intense workout, her facial contortions showed how hard she was pushing herself.
Pro Tip 2/2Unexpected Change
Use 'contortion' when something changes shape in a surprising or unintended way.
The sculpture suffered contortions after the earthquake, altering its original form.
Pro Tip 1/2Negative Emotions
Often used to describe facial expressions showing extreme emotions, like pain or effort.
During the intense workout, her facial contortions showed how hard she was pushing herself.
Pro Tip 2/2Unexpected Change
Use 'contortion' when something changes shape in a surprising or unintended way.
The sculpture suffered contortions after the earthquake, altering its original form.
Pro Tip 1/2Negative Emotions
Often used to describe facial expressions showing extreme emotions, like pain or effort.
During the intense workout, her facial contortions showed how hard she was pushing herself.
Pro Tip 2/2Unexpected Change
Use 'contortion' when something changes shape in a surprising or unintended way.
The sculpture suffered contortions after the earthquake, altering its original form.
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Video examples
Mindbending Backbender PIPE...
computer software that allows him to measure the angle of her contortion this move here is a strength move however without this level of flexibility there's no way this could happen she keeps her center of balance directly over her head so what she's done is
Video examples
Renny Gleeson: Busted!...
I'm going to check my device." But the guy, here, on the right, he's doing the stretch. It's that reeeee-e-e-each out, the physical contortion to get that device just below the tabletop. Or, my favorite, the "Love you; mean it."
Video examples
Mindbending Backbender PIPE...
computer software that allows him to measure the angle of her contortion this move here is a strength move however without this level of flexibility there's no way this could happen she keeps her center of balance directly over her head so what she's done is
Video examples
Renny Gleeson: Busted!...
I'm going to check my device." But the guy, here, on the right, he's doing the stretch. It's that reeeee-e-e-each out, the physical contortion to get that device just below the tabletop. Or, my favorite, the "Love you; mean it."
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
James Surowiecki
American Journalist
The essence of procrastination lies in not doing what you think you should be doing, a mental contortion that surely accounts for the great psychic toll the habit takes on people. This is the perplexing thing about procrastination: although it seems to involve avoiding unpleasant tasks, indulging in it generally doesn't make people happy.
Quote examples
Jimmy Scott
American Musician
I started out in the 1940s, singing around the clubs of Cleveland, Ohio, where I grew up. There was a woman in showbusiness, a contortion dancer called Estelle 'Caldonia' Young - she was named after the song Caledonia Caledonia.
Quote examples
James Surowiecki
American Journalist
The essence of procrastination lies in not doing what you think you should be doing, a mental contortion that surely accounts for the great psychic toll the habit takes on people. This is the perplexing thing about procrastination: although it seems to involve avoiding unpleasant tasks, indulging in it generally doesn't make people happy.
Quote examples
Jimmy Scott
American Musician
I started out in the 1940s, singing around the clubs of Cleveland, Ohio, where I grew up. There was a woman in showbusiness, a contortion dancer called Estelle 'Caldonia' Young - she was named after the song Caledonia Caledonia.
Example 1 of 2
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