Contortion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)

a tortuous and twisted shape or position

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈiːdəl/

🇬🇧British English

/kəntˈɔːʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kəntˈɔːʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈiːdəl/.

Examples

they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs
the acrobat performed incredible contortions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tortuousness tortuosity deformation torsion crookedness

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
noun	a tortuous and twisted shape or position “they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs”

Word Forms

contortionist	noun	an acrobat able to twist into unusual positions
contort	verb	twist and press out of shape
deformational	adjective	relating to or causing change in either shape or size of a material body or geometric figure
deform	verb	twist and press out of shape
tortuous	adjective	marked by repeated turns and bends

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verrenkung

der Vorgang, die Form von etwas (z. B. sich selbst) zu verdrehen oder zu verformen

🇫🇷French

contorsion

l'acte de tordre ou de déformer la forme de quelque chose (par exemple, vous-même)

🇪🇸Spanish

contorsión

el acto de torcer o deformar la forma de algo (por ejemplo, usted mismo)

🇮🇹Italian

contorsione

l'atto di torcere o deformare la forma di qualcosa (ad esempio, te stesso)

🇳🇱Dutch

verdraaiing

de handeling van het draaien of vervormen van de vorm van iets (bijvoorbeeld jezelf)

🇵🇹Portuguese

contorção

o ato de torcer ou deformar a forma de algo (por exemplo, você mesmo)

🇷🇺Russian

искривление

акт скручивания или деформации формы чего-либо (например, себя)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विकृति

किसी चीज़ के आकार को मोड़ने या विकृत करने की क्रिया (उदाहरण के लिए, स्वयं)

🇧🇩Bengali

বিকৃতি

কোন কিছুর আকৃতি মোচড়ানো বা বিকৃত করার কাজ (যেমন, নিজের)

🇮🇳Tamil

சுருக்கம்

ஏதோவொன்றின் வடிவத்தை முறுக்குவது அல்லது சிதைப்பது (எ.கா., நீங்களே)

🇮🇳Telugu

వక్రీకరణ

ఏదైనా ఆకారాన్ని మెలితిప్పడం లేదా వైకల్యం చేయడం (ఉదా., మీరే)

🇮🇳Marathi

विकृती

एखाद्या गोष्टीचा आकार वळवण्याची किंवा विकृत करण्याची क्रिया (उदा., स्वतःला)

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિકૃતિ

કોઈ વસ્તુના આકારને વળી જવાનું અથવા વિકૃત કરવાની ક્રિયા (દા.ત., તમારી જાતને)

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಿರುಚುವಿಕೆ

ಯಾವುದೋ ಆಕಾರವನ್ನು ತಿರುಚುವ ಅಥವಾ ವಿರೂಪಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ (ಉದಾ., ನೀವೇ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

വളച്ചൊടിക്കൽ

എന്തിൻ്റെയെങ്കിലും ആകൃതി വളച്ചൊടിക്കുന്നതോ രൂപഭേദം വരുത്തുന്നതോ ആയ പ്രവൃത്തി (ഉദാ. സ്വയം)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਗਾੜ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਕਲ ਨੂੰ ਮਰੋੜਨ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਗਾੜਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ, ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ)

🇵🇰Urdu

بگاڑ

کسی چیز کی شکل کو موڑنے یا بگاڑنے کا عمل (مثال کے طور پر، خود)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

扭曲

扭曲或变形某物（例如您自己）的形状的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

ゆがみ

何か（自分自身など）の形をねじったり変形させたりする行為

🇰🇷Korean

비틀기

어떤 것(예: 자신)의 모양을 비틀거나 변형시키는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự vặn vẹo

hành động xoắn hoặc làm biến dạng hình dạng của một cái gì đó (ví dụ: chính bạn)

🇹🇭Thai

การบิดตัว

การบิดหรือทำให้รูปร่างของบางสิ่งบางอย่างเปลี่ยนไป (เช่น ตัวคุณเอง)

🇮🇩Indonesian

liuk

tindakan memutar atau merusak bentuk sesuatu (misalnya, diri Anda sendiri)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbaluktot

ang pagkilos ng pag-twist o pagpapapangit ng hugis ng isang bagay (hal., iyong sarili)

🇲🇾Malay

kontur

perbuatan memutar atau mengubah bentuk sesuatu (cth., diri sendiri)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التواء

فعل التواء أو تشويه شكل شيء ما (على سبيل المثال، نفسك)

🇮🇷Persian

انحراف

عمل چرخاندن یا تغییر شکل شکل چیزی (مثلاً خودتان)

🇹🇷Turkish

bükülme

bir şeyin şeklini bükme veya deforme etme eylemi (örneğin kendinizin)

🇮🇱Hebrew

עיוות

פעולת פיתול או עיוות של צורה של משהו (למשל, עצמך)

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