contortion

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Noun contortion has 2 senses

contortion, deformation - the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
--₁ is a kind of change of shape

Derived form: verb contort₁
tortuosity, tortuousness, torsion, contortion, crookedness - a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions"
--₂ is a kind of distorted shape, distortion

Derived form: verb contort₁

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