contort v. + Add to list US //kənˈtɔɹt// UK //kəntˈɔːt// con·tort SynonymsEtymology Synonyms deformdistortwringOriginLATcontortus→ME-→ENcontort Equivalent to con- + -tort; from Middle English, borrowed from Latin contortus, past participle of contorqueō, from com- + torqueō (“twist, turn”).