contortion
pronunciation
How to pronounce contortion in British English:
UK [kənˈtɔ:ʃn]
How to pronounce contortion in American English:
US [kənˈtɔrʃn]
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- Noun:
- the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
- a tortuous and twisted shape or position
Word Origin
- contortion (n.)
- early 15c., from Middle French contorsion or directly from Latin contortionem (nominative contorsio), noun of action from past participle stem of contorquere (see contort).
Synonym
Example
- 1. In this curious contortion , promoting human rights is somehow an act of oppression .
- 2. Another contortion site that belongs to the crystal review .
- 3. The first section analyzes the absurd of revolution and the hurt of heart as well as the contortion of human nature inflicted by history .
- 4. The essence of procrastination lies in not doing what you think you should be doing , a mental contortion that surely accounts for the great psychic toll the habit takes on people .