about-face

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
about-face
    n 1: act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military
         formation [syn: {about-face}, {about turn}]
    2: a major change in attitude or principle or point of view; "an
       about-face on foreign policy" [syn: {about-face}, {volte-
       face}, {reversal}, {policy change}]
    v 1: turn, usually 180 degrees
    2: change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint
    

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