contort[verb]Synonyms: deform, distort, misshape, torture, warp, wind
Related Words: bend,
curve,
twist [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
con‧tort /kənˈtɔːt $ -ɔːrt/
verb [intransitive and transitive][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of contorquere, from com- ( ⇒ COM-) + torquere 'to twist']
if you contort something, or if it contorts, it twists out of its normal shape and looks strange or unattractive
contort with/in
His face was contorted with rage. His body contorted in agony. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲