contortion

[US]/kən'tɔːʃən/
[UK]/kənˈtɔrʃən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. twisting or bending out of shape; distortion

Example Sentences

The contortionist twisted her body into unbelievable shapes.

He performed impressive contortions to entertain the audience.

Yoga involves a lot of stretching and contortion.

The contortion of his face showed his discomfort.

She used contortion as a form of expression in her dance routine.

The contortion of truth in his story made it hard to believe.

Contortion is a common skill among circus performers.

The contortion of logic in her argument made it difficult to follow.

Contortion requires flexibility and strength.

Real-world Examples

" Leave me, " said the matador, his broad good-looking face wrinkled into a contortion that was like crying.

Source: Selected Short Stories of Hemingway

Attend one, and you will encounter his revelatory vision--and, indivisibly, his misogyny, which courses through his sexualised contortions of female bodies.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

There are certain facial contortions that, I do Stewie and this happens, I do Peter and this happens.

Source: GQ — Representative Roles of Celebrities

He evidently belonged to the strolling company, and was amusing the crowd with hideous grimaces and contortions.

Source: The Gadfly (Original Version)

Like? - Wound's on the right side of his head. And? - Van Coon was left-handed. Requires quite a bit of contortion.

Source: Sherlock Original Soundtrack (Season 1)

You may be rolling your eyes, but these segments just prove how flexible we are to make the linguistic contortions that shape up our puns.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2017 Collection

Few animals were observed on the route; even the monkeys hurried from their path with contortions and grimaces which convulsed Passepartout with laughter.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

She had shut her eyes, and was twisting her face in strange convulsive contortions, her hands hanging stiffly clenched at her sides.

Source: The Little Princess (Original Version)

So now when I see those, I think, wow, they - the amount of contortion it took me to achieve that.

Source: Fresh air

But what about the scene when you first get put into like the purple body, you're in front of your father and you do this weird contortion.

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

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