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contortion
noun as in distortion, mutilation
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For Republicans, it is a particularly hypocritical contortion.
"You are very complimentary," said her strange suitor, with a contortion of the lip that was a cross between a grin and a sneer.
Then a sudden hissing contortion whipped over the widening waters.
The same moment he saw that, although not dead drunk, she could by no tropical contortion be said to be sober.
I never imagined that this fearful Asiatic creed could smite or sting an otherwise wholesome soul into such a contortion.
His pallor, the contortion of his features, the fear portrayed upon them, disclosed the anxiety of his mind.
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On this page you'll find 26 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to contortion, such as: deformation, deformity, anamorphosis, crookedness, dislocation, and grimace.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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