1. (

• contortion ,
• deformation

) the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself) ;

2. (

• tortuosity ,
• tortuousness ,
• torsion ,
• contortion ,
• crookedness

) a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions" ;