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con‧tor‧tion

1 [countable] a twisted position or movement that looks surprising or strange :
I could not force my body into the contortions required by classical ballet.
facial contortions
I could not force my body into the contortions required by classical ballet.
facial contortions2 [uncountable] when something is twisted so that it does not have its normal shape :
involuntary muscle contortion
involuntary muscle contortion3 [countable] something difficult you have to do in order to achieve something :
