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Added 9 October 2026

contortion

noun

Latin root: contortiō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about contortion at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself).
A tortuous and twisted shape or position.
they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs

Origin

Derived from Middle French contortion, from Latin contortiō.

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