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adjective

Definition of contortednext
as in distorted

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contorted

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verb

past tense of contort
as in deformed
to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition the acrobat is able to contort his body so that it almost looks like a pretzel

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  1. distorted
  2. disordered
  3. curled
Adjective
  • Guitarist John Watson and bassist Vic Byers traded taut vocals and swaggering, distorted riffs.
    — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025
  • In his March 4 address to a joint session of Congress, Trump either distorted or outright lied about the facts on fraud (DOGE), immigration, aid to Ukraine, the economy, the construction of the Panama Canal, something about autism and more.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of distorted
Adjective
  • In the past, Jamil has openly discussed her own journey recovering from anorexia and disordered eating.
    — Rachel Raposas, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Thus did the conservative loose cannonballs come eventually to dominate the GOP—and define our disordered political era.
    — Daniel Schlozman & Sam Rosenfeld / Made by History, TIME, 10 June 2024
Definition of disordered
Verb
  • The old woman, though, stares at the screen, the shadow of a smile curled into her lips and a frown barely creasing her forehead.
    — Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The ball curled through the proverbial eye of a needle, between Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez, and behind Alexis Mac Allister, who was forced to spin on his heels.
    — Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of curled
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