English Dictionary
Definition contortion in British English
contortion noun
[countable] noun
/kənˈtɔː(r)ʃ(ə)n/
1
the process of twisting your face or body into a shape that is not natural, or the positions into which they have been twisted
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2
a complicated process, especially one designed to give you an advantage
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He apparently believes his own contortions of the truth.
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