how to pronounce contort

/kənˈtɔːɹt/

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contort is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of contort in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… the powder I'm using water contort it's …”

meanings of contort

verb:

To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.
To twist in a violent manner.

contort frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word contort occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics contort can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that contort can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;