When trying to say something uncomfortable or dishonest, people often go through verbal contortions. But when someone else "twists" something you said or did, we usually say instead …

Contorted definition: twisted in a violent manner; distorted.. See examples of CONTORTED used in a sentence.

CONTORTED definition: 1. twisted or bent into an unnatural shape or form: 2. twisted or bent into an unnatural shape or…. Learn more.

Use the adjective contorted to describe something that's twisted or misshapen. If your face is contorted with frustration as you build a model sailboat, you’re furrowing your brows and …

Definition of contort verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Define contorted. contorted synonyms, contorted pronunciation, contorted translation, English dictionary definition of contorted. adj. 1. Twisted or strained out of shape.

His face was contorted with rage, the veins in his neck were swollen and his nostrils were flared, like a bull about to charge.

The boy contorted his body to squeeze through the gate. Her face was contorted with/in rage/anger.

To twist or wrench out of its usual form into one that is grotesque; distort violently. A face contorted with pain.

CONTORT meaning: 1. to (cause something to) twist or bend violently and unnaturally into a different shape or form…. Learn more.