Antonyms for contortion

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kuh n-tawr-shuh n

Phonetic Transcription : kənˈtɔr ʃən

Definition of contortion

Origin : early 15c., from Middle French contorsion or directly from Latin contortionem (nominative contorsio), noun of action from past participle stem of contorquere (see contort).

noun distortion, mutilation

Example sentences :

A smile is sometimes bewitching, in general vapid, often a contortion.
Extract from : « Tancred » by Benjamin Disraeli

"Can't raise the other one," said the citizen, with a contortion of his lineaments.
Extract from : « Sixes and Sevens » by O. Henry

Every mouth that was not making a contortion was emitting yells.
Extract from : « The Memoirs of Victor Hugo » by Victor Hugo

A Feat in Contortion: To make both ends meet on $8 per week.
Extract from : « The Foolish Almanak » by Anonymous

I had been a good balancer in my contortion days, and this was also an asset.
Extract from : « The Autobiography of a Clown » by Isaac Frederick Marcosson

Do you see there is a slight, but distinct, contortion of the face, just as there was after that fit?
Extract from : « The Lost Heir » by G. A. Henty

They were in every kind of shape and contortion that could indicate a violent death.
Extract from : « Campaign of the Indus » by T.W.E. Holdsworth

Her laugh consisted of a contortion of the face and all the muscles of the body.
Extract from : « The Awakening and Selected Short Stories » by Kate Chopin

The uglier the contortion and more frightful the grimace, the louder they laughed.
Extract from : « Big Brother » by Annie Fellows-Johnston

The fixity continues, and is only deepened into contortion and grimace.
Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 13, No. 76, February, 1864 » by Various

Synonyms for contortion

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