| VERB | motion | about-face | turn, usually 180 degrees |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | about-face | change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint | |
| NOUN | act | about-face, about turn | act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation |
| act | about-face, volte-face, reversal, policy change | a major change in attitude or principle or point of view |
| Meaning | Act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | about turn | |
| Broader | reversion, reverse, reversal, turnabout, turnaround | Turning in the opposite direction |
| Verbs | about-face | turn, usually 180 degrees |
| Meaning | A major change in attitude or principle or point of view. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "an about-face on foreign policy" | |
| Synonyms | volte-face, reversal, policy change | |
| Narrower | undoing | An act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done) |
| Broader | change | The action of changing something |
| Spanish | giro en redondo, viraje | |
| Catalan | viratge | |
| Verbs | about-face | change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint |
| Meaning | Turn, usually 180 degrees. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense |
| Nouns | about-face | act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation |
| Meaning | change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | rethink | change one's mind |
| Nouns | about-face | a major change in attitude or principle or point of view |
©2001-25 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact
English |
Spanish |
Catalan
Privacy |
Robots