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contortion

/kən'tɔrʃən/

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noun
a tortuous and twisted shape or position
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"the acrobat performed incredible contortions"

Similar:

crookedness torsion tortuosity tortuousness

type of:
distorted shape distortion
noun
the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
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Similar:

deformation

type of:
change of shape

Examples of contortion

"the acrobat performed incredible contortions"