contort

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (transitive) To twist in a violent manner.
  2. (intransitive) To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/kənˈtɔː(ɹ)t/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

Equivalent to con- + -tort; from Middle English, borrowed from Latin contortus, past participle of contorqueō, from com- + torqueō (“twist, turn”).

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