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torticollis

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /tɔɹ.təˈkɑ.ləs/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A medical condition in which the neck muscles contract, causing the neck to twist or jerk.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wryneck

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: abnormality, abnormalcy

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: схващане на врата (shvaštane na vrata) — medical condition
  • Catalan: torticoli — medical condition
  • Catalan: torcecoll — medical condition
  • Chinese Mandarin: 斜頸 /斜颈 (xiéjǐng) — medical condition
  • Finnish: kiertokaula — medical condition
  • French: torticolis — medical condition
  • German: Schiefhals — medical condition
  • Japanese: 斜頸 (shakei) — medical condition
  • Polish: kręcz — medical condition
  • Russian: кривоше́я (krivošéja) — medical condition
  • Spanish: tortícolis — medical condition
  • Swedish: nackspärr — medical condition