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  Words related to contortion

Related / Similar Words: deformation, tortuosity, tortuousness, torsion, crookedness

 

Definition:
  • 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"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions";

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    Derivational Morphology: contort, deform, distort, wring, flex, bend, twist, turn

     

    Anagrams: contrition

     
     
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