Associations to the word «Contort»

Wiktionary

CONTORT, verb. (transitive) To twist in a violent manner; as, features contorted with fury.
CONTORT, verb. (intransitive) To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.

Dictionary definition

CONTORT, verb. Twist and press out of shape.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley