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English
Etymology
Equivalent to con- + -tort; from Middle English, borrowed from Latin contortus, past participle of contorqueō, from com- + torqueō (“twist, turn”).
Pronunciation
Verb
contort (third-person singular simple present contorts, present participle contorting, simple past and past participle contorted)
- (transitive) To twist in a violent manner.
features contorted with fury
- (intransitive) To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.
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Derived terms
Translations
to twist in a violent manner
to twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression
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Etymology
From Latin contortus, past participle of contorqueō (“I turn”).
Adjective
contort (feminine contorta, masculine plural contorts, feminine plural contortes)
- (botany) twisted
- Synonym: retort
- (anatomy) convoluted
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