1) Change of shape 2) Circus skill 3) Deformation 4) French word used in English 5) Gym twist 6) The state of being contorted 7) Twist 1) Crookedness 2) Distortion 3) Frown 4) Torsion 5) Tortuosity 6) Tortuousness 
Contortion (sometimes contortionism) is an unusual form of physical display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body. Contortion is often part of acrobatics and circus acts. In general, `contortionists` have unusual natural flexibility, which is then enhanced through acrobatic training, or they put themselves through int.....
• (n.) A twisting; a writhing; wry motion; a twist; as, the contortion of the muscles of the face.
Con·tor'tion (kŏn*tô'shŭn) noun [ Latin contortio : confer French contorsion . See Contort , and confer Torsion .] A twisting; a writhing; wry motion; a twist; as, the contortion of the muscles of the face. Swift. « All the contortio...
[n] - the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
deformation noun the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
the act or process of contorting. · the state of being contorted. · a contorted position. · something contorted or twisted, as in position or meaning: His account of the incident was a complete contortion of fact.
a tortuous and twisted shape or position[Lexical terms] a tortuous and twisted shape or position