contort
Meaning of contort
verb
- twist or bend out of the normal shape.
a spasm of pain contorted his face
her face contorted with anger
a contorted version of the truth
late Middle English: from Latin contort- ‘twisted round, brandished’, from the verb contorquere, from con- ‘together’ + torquere ‘twist’.
Information about contort
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of contort is: contorts.
- Languages in which contort is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of contort
con-tort
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- contort is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
contort synonyms
Meaning deform:
Meaning form into a bent, curling, or distorted shape:
Meaning (with reference to a person's mouth or eyebrow) move or twist suddenly, especially to express surprise or amusement:
Meaning shape or form badly or wrongly:
Meaning make or become bent or twisted out of shape, typically as a result of the effects of heat or damp:
Meaning bend and give way under a weight or force:
Meaning twist, bend, or contort:
Translation of contort
- Italian: contorcere
- German: verdrehen
- French: tordre
- Spanish: retorcer
Words that rhyme with contort
tort, detort, retort, intort, abstort, bistort, distort, overdistort, extort
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