contortion

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

con·tor·tion [contortion contortions] BrE [kənˈtɔːʃn] NAmE [kənˈtɔːrʃn] noun
1. uncountable the state of the face or body being twisted out of its natural shape
•Their bodies had suffered contortion as a result of malnutrition.
2. countable a movement which twists the body out of its natural shape
•His facial contortions amused the audience of schoolchildren.
• (figurative)We had to go through all the usual contortions (= a difficult series of actions) to get a ticket.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  tortuosity, tortuousness, torsion, crookedness, deformation