about-face

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation
• Syn:
about turn
• Hypernyms:
reversion, reverse, reversal, turnabout, turnaround
2. a major change in attitude or principle or point of view
- an about-face on foreign policy
• Syn:
volte-face, reversal, policy change
• Hypernyms:
change
• Hyponyms:
undoing

II - verb

1. turn, usually 180 degrees (Freq. 2)
• Hypernyms:
turn
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
2. change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint
• Hypernyms:
rethink
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  volte-face, reversal, policy change, about turn