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Noun
S:
(n)
about-face
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about turn
(act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation)
S:
(n)
about-face
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volte-face
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reversal
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policy change
(a major change in attitude or principle or point of view)
"an about-face on foreign policy"
Verb
S:
(v)
about-face
(turn, usually 180 degrees)
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(v)
about-face
(change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint)