contorted
adjective
[ kənˈtɔːtɪd ]
• twisted or bent out of the normal shape.
• "contorted limbs"
contort
verb
• twist or bend out of the normal shape.
• "a spasm of pain contorted his face"
Similar:
twist,
screw up,
distort,
quirk,
wrench/bend out of shape,
misshape,
warp,
buckle,
deform,
pretzel,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin contort- ‘twisted round, brandished’, from the verb contorquere, from con- ‘together’ + torquere ‘twist’.
