Contort — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

twist and press out of shape

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹɛdʒˈuːlᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/kəntˈɔːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kəntˈɔːt/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹɛdʒˈuːlᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

distort deform wring

Word Forms

contortion	noun	a tortuous and twisted shape or position
deformation	noun	alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
distortion	noun	a shape resulting from distortion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verdrehen

drehen und aus der Form drücken

🇫🇷French

tordre

tordre et presser pour le déformer

🇪🇸Spanish

retorcer

girar y presionar para deformar

🇮🇹Italian

contorcere

torcere e premere fuori forma

🇳🇱Dutch

verwringen

draai en druk uit vorm

🇵🇹Portuguese

contorcer

torça e pressione para fora da forma

🇷🇺Russian

искажать

скрутить и выдавить из формы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बिगड़ना

तोड़-मरोड़ देना

🇧🇩Bengali

কন্টোর্ট

মোচড় এবং আকার আউট টিপুন

🇮🇳Tamil

சுருக்கு

வடிவத்தை வெளியே திருப்ப மற்றும் அழுத்தவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

కంటార్ట్

ట్విస్ట్ మరియు ఆకారాన్ని బయటకు నొక్కండి

🇮🇳Marathi

विरोध

पिळणे आणि आकार बाहेर दाबा

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિરોધ

ટ્વિસ્ટ કરો અને આકાર બહાર દબાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಿರುಚು

ಟ್ವಿಸ್ಟ್ ಮತ್ತು ಆಕಾರದ ಔಟ್ ಒತ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਰੋਧ

ਮੋੜੋ ਅਤੇ ਆਕਾਰ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਦਬਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

تنازعہ

موڑ اور شکل سے باہر دبائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

扭曲

扭转并挤压变形

🇯🇵Japanese

ゆがむ

ひねったり押したりして形を整えます

🇰🇷Korean

잡아 비틀다

비틀고 눌러 모양을 빼세요.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vặn vẹo

xoắn và ép ra khỏi hình dạng

🇹🇭Thai

บิดเบี้ยว

บิดและกดออกจากรูปร่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

memutarbalikkan

putar dan tekan hingga tidak berbentuk

🇵🇭Filipino

liko

i-twist at pindutin nang wala sa hugis

🇲🇾Malay

kontur

pusing dan tekan keluar dari bentuk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التواء

تطور واضغط للخروج من الشكل

🇮🇷Persian

به هم ریختن

بچرخانید و از فرم خارج کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

bükülmek

bükün ve şeklin dışına doğru bastırın

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְעַקֵם

מסובבים ולוחצים מחוץ לצורה

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The primary meaning of 'contort' is 'twist and press out of shape'.

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