contortion

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noun

1. the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself) (Freq. 3)
• Syn:
deformation
• Derivationally related forms:
deformational (for: deformation), deform (for: deformation), contortionist, contort
• Hypernyms:
change of shape
2. a tortuous and twisted shape or position (Freq. 2)
- they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs
- the acrobat performed incredible contortions
• Syn:
tortuosity, tortuousness, torsion, crookedness
• Derivationally related forms:
contortionist, contort, tortuous (for: tortuousness), tortuous (for: tortuosity)
• Hypernyms:
distorted shape, distortion

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  tortuosity, tortuousness, torsion, crookedness, deformation