Contorted

[kuh n-tawr-tid] /kənˈtɔr tɪd/

adjective
1.
twisted in a violent manner; distorted.
2.
twisted back on itself; convoluted.
[kuh n-tawrt] /kənˈtɔrt/
verb (used with object)
1.
to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
verb (used without object)
2.
to become twisted, distorted, or strained:
His face contorted into a grotesque sneer.
/kənˈtɔːtɪd/
adjective
1.
twisted out of shape
2.
(esp of petals and sepals in a bud) twisted so that they overlap on one side
/kənˈtɔːt/
verb
1.
to twist or bend severely out of place or shape, esp in a strained manner
v.

early 15c., from Latin contortus, past participle of contorquere “to whirl, twist together,” from com- “together” or intensive (see com-) + torquere “to twist” (see thwart). Related: Contorted; contorting.

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