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contort

Pronunciation: /kənˈtɔː(ɹ)t/

The English word “contort” has 2 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To twist in a violent manner.
  2. To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.

Etymology

Equivalent to con- + -tort; from Middle English, borrowed from Latin contortus, past participle of contorqueō, from com- + torqueō (“twist, turn”).

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