contortion

nouns

the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
contortion, deformation
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contortionist
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contort
a tortuous and twisted shape or position
"they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions"
contortion, crookedness, torsion, tortuosity, tortuousness
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contortionist
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contort