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Synonyms
con·tort (kən-tôrt́)

[Latin contorquēre, contort-, to twist, com-, intensive pref.; see com–, + torquēre, to twist.]

verb: -tort·ed, -tort·ing, -torts. 

transitive verb 

To twist, wrench, or bend severely out of shape: pain that contorted their faces.

intransitive verb 

To become twisted into a strained shape or expression. See synonyms at distort

derivatives

con·toŕtion
noun
con·toŕtive
adjective