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

A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword.
Robert Burton