contortion

/kəntˈɔɹʃən/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
2. a tortuous and twisted shape or position
   “they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs”

Synonyms for contortion

• deformation
• tortuosity
• tortuousness
• torsion
• crookedness

Words that rhyme with contortion

• portion
• proportion
• distortion
• extortion
• abortion
• apportion
• torsion
• antiabortion
• forshan