"contortion" meaning in English

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Noun

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: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of 'the act of contorting': 94 6
  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: 52 48 Categories (other): Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'a form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: contortionate, contortionism, contortionist

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "Kontorsion"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kontórsija",
      "sense": "a form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "конто́рсия"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "contorsión"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "contortion"
  ],
  "word": "contortion"
}

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