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- Dictionarycontortion/kənˈtɔːʃn/
noun
- 1. a twisted or bent condition, state, or form: "their facial contortions are hilarious"
- 2. the skill of twisting and bending one's body into strange and unnatural positions, as a form of entertainment: "she has been performing contortion internationally for twelve years"
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CONTORTION definition: 1. the action of twisting or bending violently and unnaturally into a different shape or form, or…. Learn more.
to twist in a violent manner; to twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression… See the full definition
noun. the act or process of contorting or the state of being contorted. a twisted shape or position. something twisted or out of the ordinary in character, meaning, etc. mental contortions.
A contortion is a twisted position. Yoga can feel like a series of contortions to beginners. People who twist their bodies into contortions professionally are called contortionists.
contortion. noun. /kənˈtɔːʃn/ /kənˈtɔːrʃn/ [countable, uncountable] a movement that twists the face or body out of its natural shape; the state of being twisted in this way. His facial contortions amused the audience of schoolchildren. Their bodies had suffered contortion as a result of malnutrition. Want to learn more?
noun. 1. a contorting or being contorted, esp. of the face or body. 2. a contorted condition or position. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
n. 1. the act or process of contorting or the state of being contorted. 2. a twisted shape or position. 3. something twisted or out of the ordinary in character, meaning, etc: mental contortions. conˈtortional adj. conˈtortioned adj.
CONTORTION meaning: 1 : the act of twisting something into an unusual shape the act of contorting something sometimes used figuratively; 2 : a difficult action.
contortion meaning, definition, what is contortion: a twisted position or movement that look...: Learn more.
Contortion is a circus performance discipline that focusses majorly on the extreme flexibility of the performer. Those that perform contortion are called Contortionists. At their highest level their training parallels the same amount of discipline as many of the world’s top athletes.
