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contorted Definition


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contort
verb
    tr & intr
    contorted, contorting
    1. To twist violently out of shape.
      Thesaurus: distort, misshape, disfigure, convolute, deform, warp, writhe, twist, gnarl, knot, wrench, bend.
Derivative: contorted
adj
    Derivative: contortion
      A violent twisting.
      A deformed shape.
    Derivative: contortive
    adj
      Etymology: 16c: from Latin contorquere, contortum to twist.



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