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

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
Baruch Spinoza