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- Latin · derived fromcontortus
- English todaycontort
Equivalent to con- + -tort; from Middle English, borrowed from Latin contortus, past participle of contorqueō, from com- + torqueō (“twist, turn”).
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contort
Today it means: To twist in a violent manner. Full definition →
Latin contortus