Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Contortion has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
a tortuous and twisted shape or position
"they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"
"the acrobat performed incredible contortions"
The act of contorting, twisting or deforming something, especially oneself.