'Contortion' definitions:
Definition of 'contortion'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself) [syn: contortion, deformation]
noun
A tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions" [syn: tortuosity, tortuousness, torsion, contortion, crookedness]
Definition of 'Contortion'
From: GCIDE
- Contortion \Con*tor"tion\ (k[o^]n*t[^o]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. contortio: cf. F. contorsion. See Contort, and cf. Torsion.] A twisting; a writhing; wry motion; a twist; as, the contortion of the muscles of the face. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- All the contortions of the sibyl, without the inspiration. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'contortion'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- anamorphism,
- anamorphosis,
- asymmetry,
- buckle,
- crookedness,
- detorsion,
- deviation,
- disproportion,
- distortion,
- gnarl,
- imbalance,
- irregularity,
- knot,
- lopsidedness,
- quirk,
- screw,
- torsion,
- tortuosity,
- turn,
- twist,
- unsymmetry,
- warp,
- wrench,
- wrest,
- wring