contortion

as in deformation
the twisting of something out of its natural or normal shape or condition the comedian is renowned for his seemingly endless variety of facial contortions

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Noun
  • Because of the slope’s slow-moving collapse, scientists can study the landslide’s historical rates of deformation and see how those changes relate to the retreat of the Barry Arm glacier.
    Darren Orf, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025
  • If the volcano doesn’t erupt at all, gas emissions, earthquakes, and ground deformations would slowly decline, disappearing over a few weeks or months without ever escalating into an explosion.
    Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2025
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  • Omitting such differences, however, can sometimes be decisive in invalidating the final evaluation, which can lead to systematic distortions in reasoning, influencing the resulting judgments and decisions.
    Cristian Randieri, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • An Invisible Risk The standard literature defines cognitive bias as a systematic distortion that affects decision making processes and cognitive understanding, often resulting from limited data sets and unconscious biases and decision protocols favoring certain viewpoints.
    Cristian Randieri, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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  • The rare genetic bone disorder makes people more susceptible to breaking and fracturing bones and leads to bone deformities and a curved spine, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.
    Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
  • However, the improper disposal of the toxic waste led to dozens of children being born with limb deformities.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Contortion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contortion. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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