Dictionary

contort en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /kənˈtɔː(ɹ)t/

Etymology

Equivalent to con- + -tort; from Middle English, borrowed from Latin contortus, past participle of contorqueō, from com- + torqueō (“twist, turn”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To twist in a violent manner.
   • features contorted with fury
2. (intransitive) To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.

Forms

Deriveds

contortly · contortionist · contortable · contorter · contortion · contortive

Synonyms

twist · deform · detort

Translations (31)

ota بوكمك (to twist in a violent manner) · bg изкривявам (to twist in a violent manner) · ru искажа́ть (to twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression) · pt contorcer (to twist in a violent manner) · fr se contorsionner (to twist in a violent manner) · mi whakapī (to twist in a violent manner) · pl wykrzywić się (to twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression) · mi whakakōiro (to twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression) · ca torçar (to twist in a violent manner) · pl wykrzywiać się (to twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression) · de verzerren (to twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression) · ru деформировать (to twist in a violent manner) · pl wykręcać (to twist in a violent manner) · nl verwringen (to twist in a violent manner) · es contorsionar (to twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression) · nl verwrongen of ontzet raken (to twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression) · cs zkroutit (to twist in a violent manner) · wa si ctråyner (to twist in a violent manner) · bg изкривявам (to twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression) · cs zkroutit se (to twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression) · pl wykręcić (to twist in a violent manner) · pt contorcer-se (to twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression) · ca contorsionar-se (to twist in a violent manner) · ru скручивать (to twist in a violent manner) · nb forvri (to twist in a violent manner) · mi whakapī (to twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression) · sv förvrida (to twist in a violent manner) · cs zkřivit se (to twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression) · ru изгиба́ть (to twist in a violent manner) · ru искривля́ть (to twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression) · ca contorsionar-se (to twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression)