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 …

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

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

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.

Factsheet What does the adjective contorted mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective contorted. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation …

The boy contorted his body to squeeze through the gate. Her face was contorted with/in rage/anger.

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