Wrythe

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To twist and turn the body in a contorted motion, often from pain or agitation ; to be tormented by intense embarrassment or mental distress
2. To squirm or coil the body in twisting motions, typically from suffering ; to feel painfully ashamed or tormented by discomfort
3. To twist the body into contorted shapes under pain or strain ; to experience deep mental anguish or shame in a painful way

Etymology: In 1866, the Ordnance Survey's unpublished map data was used in a document presented to the House of Commons that named the area, and the name was fixed when the Survey issued its 1:1056 scale map series in 1867. The place lies in south London. "Wrythe" is an alternative spelling of the surname "Writhe," and it is related to "Wriothesley," the surname of the Earls of Southampton, which is pronounced "Rizzly" despite its spelling. Fiction later borrowed the name. Green Wrythe Lane is the road on which the capital of the imaginary country Austenasia sits, a name coined in September 2008 and taken from the real area.

Synonyms: writhe, twist, contort, squirm

Antonyms: straighten, unwind