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

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

Dec 4, 2016 · 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 …

Jan 16, 2016 · 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.

Twisted, bent, or partially rolled upon itself; convolute. Simple past tense and past participle of contort. Hot pain slid through him as his body contorted into the new form.

One is contorted like an arthritic hand, the ends of its arms pulled in tight toward its body like a fist.

to become twisted, distorted, or strained. His face contorted into a grotesque sneer.