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contortion
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contortion
(noun)
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contortion
/kən
ˈ
toɚʃən/
noun
plural
contortions
contortion
/kən
ˈ
toɚʃən/
noun
plural
contortions
Learner's definition of CONTORTION
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count
]
1
:
the act of twisting something into an unusual shape
:
the act of contorting something
The clown amused the children with funny facial
contortions
.
The gymnast performed amazing
contortions
(with her body).
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sometimes used figuratively
His story was a blatant/obvious
contortion
[=(more commonly)
distortion
] of the truth.
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2
:
a difficult action
The baby's mom went through the usual
contortions
to get him to eat.
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