about-face
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation
Types & categories
- turnabout hypernym
Related & opposite
- about-face derivation
Sense 2 verb
turn, usually 180 degrees
Types & categories
- turn hypernym
Related & opposite
- about-face derivation
Sense 3 noun
a major change in attitude or principle or point of view
an about-face on foreign policy
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- about-face derivation
Sense 4 verb
change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint
Types & categories
- rethink hypernym
Related & opposite
- volte-face derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | about-face |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | turnabout |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | about-face |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | turn |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | about-face |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | undoing |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | volte-face |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | rethink |