con ‧ tort /kənˈtɔːt $ -ɔːrt/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: past participle of contorquere , from com- ( ⇨ COM- ) + torquere 'to twist' ]
if you contort something, or if it contorts, it twists out of its normal shape and looks strange or unattractive
contort with/in
His face was contorted with rage.
His body contorted in agony.