/ kənˈtɔːr.t̬ɪd / Add to word list twisted or bent into an unnatural shape or form: contorted limbs / branches

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 that they've …

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

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

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 wrinkling your nose — …

One had visible sores and the other had a facial tick that regularly contorted her little face.

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