about-face

English Thesaurus

1. a major change in attitude or principle or point of view (noun.act)

hypernym	:	change,
definition	:	the action of changing something (noun.act)

hyponym	:	undoing,
definition	:	an act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done) (noun.act)

2. act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation (noun.act)

hypernym	:	reversal, reverse, reversion, turnabout, turnaround,
definition	:	turning in the opposite direction (noun.act)

3. change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint (verb.cognition)

hypernym	:	rethink,
definition	:	change one's mind (verb.cognition)

4. turn, usually 180 degrees (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	turn,
definition	:	change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense (verb.motion)

5. a major change in attitude or principle or point of view (noun.act)

derivation	:	about-face,
definition	:	change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint (verb.cognition)

6. act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation (noun.act)

derivation	:	about-face,
definition	:	turn, usually 180 degrees (verb.motion)

7. change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	about-face, policy change, reversal, volte-face,
definition	:	a major change in attitude or principle or point of view (noun.act)

8. turn, usually 180 degrees (verb.motion)

derivation	:	about turn, about-face,
definition	:	act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation (noun.act)

9. a major change in attitude or principle or point of view (noun.act)

derivation	:	about-face,
definition	:	change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint (verb.cognition)

10. act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation (noun.act)

derivation	:	about-face,
definition	:	turn, usually 180 degrees (verb.motion)

11. change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	about-face, policy change, reversal, volte-face,
definition	:	a major change in attitude or principle or point of view (noun.act)

12. turn, usually 180 degrees (verb.motion)

derivation	:	about turn, about-face,
definition	:	act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation (noun.act)