contort
3 synonyms for contort, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To twist something forcefully out of its normal shape.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Equivalent to con- plus -tort; it came from Middle English, borrowed from Latin contortus, the past participle of contorqueō, from com- and torqueō, meaning ‘twist, turn’.
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