contortion
/kənˈtɔrʃən/
noun
- A twisted or bent position or shape, especially of the body.
- The gymnast's incredible contortion amazed the audience.
- He twisted his body into a painful-looking contortion to reach the tight space.
- The tree branch grew in a strange contortion after years of wind.
- A change or twisting of the truth, meaning, or facts to make them fit a particular view.
- The politician's explanation was a contortion of the actual events.
- Her argument required a logical contortion that no one believed.
- The lawyer's contortion of the contract's wording confused everyone.
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