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Added 8 October 2026

contort

/kənˈtɔː(ɹ)t/ verb

Latin root: contortus Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about contort at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To twist in a violent manner.
features contorted with fury
To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.

Origin

Equivalent to con- + -tort; from Middle English, borrowed from Latin contortus, past participle of contorqueō, from com- + torqueō (“twist, turn”).

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