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

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 …

Dec 4, 2016 · 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 …

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

Definition of 'contorted' contorted in American English (kənˈtɔrtɪd) adjective

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.

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

con•tort /kənˈtɔrt/ v. to (cause to) become twisted, bent, or strained: [no object] His face contorted with rage. [~ + object] Anger contorted his face. See -tort-.

to become twisted, distorted, or strained. His face contorted into a grotesque sneer.