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   Contortion

   /kənˈtôrSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a twisted or bent condition, state, or form: "their facial contortions are hilarious"
   • ▪ a thing that is complex and difficult to follow as a result of being deliberately distorted: "officials performed linguistic contortions trying to avoid a definitive answer"
   • 2. the skill of twisting and bending one's body into strange and unnatural positions, as a form of entertainment: "she has been performing contortion internationally for twelve years"

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