about-face

Noun about-face has 2 senses

• about-face(n = noun.act) about turn - act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation;
is a kind of reversal, reverse, reversion, turnabout, turnaround
Derived form verb about-face₁

• about-face(n = noun.act) policy change, reversal, volte-face - a major change in attitude or principle or point of view; "an about-face on foreign policy"
is a kind of change
has particulars: undoing
Derived form verb about-face₂

Verb about-face has 2 senses

• about-face(v = verb.motion) - turn, usually 180 degrees;
is one way to turn
Derived form noun about-face₁
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s

• about-face(v = verb.cognition) - change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint;
is one way to rethink
Derived form noun about-face₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s