Word: contort
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: con
tort
Definition: To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.
Morphemes:
Affix: con-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: attached to certain words to obtain new, informal, subcultural words in which con- conveys a notion of.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word
Affix: -tort
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: To make something change its shape.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tortum
Language: la
Decoded: tortum
PoS: Participle
Meaning: bent, distorted