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Definition of torsion : 1. That force with which a thread, wire, or rod of any material, returns, or tends to return, to a state of rest after it has been twisted; torsibility.
2. The act of turning or twisting, or the state of being twisted; the twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of a lateral force tending to turn one end or part of it about a longitudinal axis, while the other is held fast or turned in the opposite direction.

Synonyms:

entangle, tweak, complication, contortion, crookedness, twist, bind, tangle, tortuosity, deformation, intertwine, wind, torque, knottiness, wrench, tortuousness, deviousness, complicatedness, screw

Usage examples:

• This is the most simple manner of torsion. - "Special Report on Diseases of Cattle", U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler.
• And so saying he applied a sudden and severe torsion to the lad's wrist. - "New-Arabian-Nights", Stevenson, Robert Louis.
• Any special occasion of expansion or exuberance, of depression, torsion, or introspection, was sufficient to call it forth. - "Literary Lapses", Stephen Leacock.