All 6 Uses of
contort
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- "To-morrow—to Moscow!" her face was suddenly contorted; "but—but, dear me, how fortunate!" she cried in a voice suddenly changed.†
Chpt 4 *contorted = twisted
- This time his face was not contorted with laughter, but quivering all over with tears.†
Chpt 4
- I wanted to take him in my arms and kiss him, but I did not dare—his face was contorted and somber.†
Chpt 6
- Her pale, sallow face was suddenly contorted, her eyes burned.†
Chpt 11
- A strange grin contorted his lips.†
Chpt 11
- But her head still twitched like an automaton and with a face contorted with bitter grief she began, without a word, beating her breast with her fist.†
Chpt Epil.
Definition:
twist or bend to an unnatural shape -- something such as the human body, a facial expression, or the truth