contortion

English

Etymology

From Middle French contortion

Noun

contortion (countable and uncountable, plural contortions)

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

Derived terms

contortionist

Translations

the act of contorting

Bulgarian: кривене (bg) n (krivéne), изкривяване (bg) n (izkrivjavane)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 扭彎 (zh), 扭弯 (zh) (niǔwān), 扭歪 (zh) (niǔwāi), 扭曲 (zh) (niǔqū)
Dutch: verwringing n, verrekking (nl) n, kronkeling n, bochtenwerk n,

Irish: freangadh m
Russian: искривле́ние (ru) n (iskrivlénije), искаже́ние (ru) n (iskažénije)
Spanish: contorsión (es) f

a form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body

Chinese:
Mandarin: 柔身術, 柔身术 (róushēnshù), 軟功, 软功 (ruǎngōng)
French: contorsion (fr) f

German: Kontorsion f
Russian: конто́рсия (ru) f (kontórsija)
Spanish: contorsión (es) f

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