Root : tort
means twisted or crooked.
Origin: Latin; ‘tortum’
DISTORT
verb
>> pull or twist out of shape.
>>> become twisted out of shape.
>>> give a misleading or false account or impression of.
Usage :
The pipe will distort if you apply force on it.
As he got out of his car, his face was distorted with rage.
CONTORT
verb
>> twist or bend out of its normal shape.
Usage :
Her face contorted with anger.
She told us a contorted version of the truth.
EXTORT
verb
>> obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means.
Usage :
John was convicted of trying to extort $ 1oo Million from the developer.
TORTURE
noun
>> the action or practice of inflicting severe pain on someone as a punishment or to force them to do or say something, or for the pleasure of the person inflicting the pain.
>>> great physical or mental suffering or anxiety.
>>> a cause of such suffering or anxiety.
Usage :
The dance classes are absolute tortures for me.
There were reports of torturing amongst the prisoners by the authorities.
TORTUOUS
adjective
>> full of twists and turns.
Usage:
The road ahead is tortuous and remote.
RETORT
verb
>> say something in answer to a remark or accusation, typically in a sharp, angry, or wittily incisive manner.
>> repay (an insult or injury).
Usage :
John retorted that the whole idea was nonsense.
With time she will get an opportunity to retort the humiliation.