"contortion" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: contortions [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French contortion. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*terkʷ-}}, {{der|en|frm|contortion}} Middle French contortion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} contortion (countable and uncountable, plural contortions)
  1. The act of contorting, twisting or deforming something, especially oneself. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Circus Translations (the act of contorting): криве́не (krivéne) [neuter] (Bulgarian), изкривяване (izkrivjavane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 扭彎 (Chinese Mandarin), 扭弯 (niǔwān) (Chinese Mandarin), 扭歪 (niǔwāi) (Chinese Mandarin), 扭曲 (niǔqū) (Chinese Mandarin), verwringing [neuter] (Dutch), verrekking [neuter] (Dutch), kronkeling [neuter] (Dutch), bochtenwerk [neuter] (Dutch), freangadh [masculine] (Irish), anchummey [masculine] (Manx), искривле́ние (iskrivlénije) [neuter] (Russian), искаже́ние (iskažénije) [neuter] (Russian), contorsión [feminine] (Spanish), викривлення (vykryvlennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), перекручення (perekručennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), спотворення (spotvorennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-contortion-en-noun-BERGaZ5C Disambiguation of Circus: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 55 45 Disambiguation of 'the act of contorting': 95 5
  2. A form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Circus Translations (a form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body): 柔身術 (Chinese Mandarin), 柔身术 (róushēnshù) (Chinese Mandarin), 軟功 (Chinese Mandarin), 软功 (ruǎngōng) (Chinese Mandarin), contorsion [feminine] (French), Kontorsion [feminine] (German), конто́рсия (kontórsija) [feminine] (Russian), contorsión [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-contortion-en-noun-z9ikPmsi Disambiguation of Circus: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'a form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: contortionist

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