# contortion

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #93,571

## Definitions
1. The act of contorting, twisting or deforming something, especially oneself.
2. A form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body.

## Etymology
From Middle French contortion.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/contortion