VERB
- change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint
- turn, usually 180 degrees
NOUN
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a major change in attitude or principle or point of view
an about-face on foreign policy - act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation
How To Use about-face In A Sentence
- Heads, we go that way --" he indicated the direction in which they were facing -- "tails, we do a rightabout-face. Storm Over Warlock
- I was ready to about-face and let him drag me home when I noticed an imposing shape in the distance.
- She nods frantically, distractedly, ponytail slicing a semi-circle through the air as she about-faces for a new strip of floor to stomp across.
- Kai turns a sharp about-face and exits, not saying a word to Keetra.
- The customary smirk returned to Trey's lips and he about-faced, coming closer to the nervous young man.
- He turned a sharp about-face and strode forward.
- The ward bosses' unanticipated about-face was not motivated by conversion but cunning and deceit that cynically betrayed public trust.
- But the optimism rapidly evaporated with his abrupt about-face a few days later.
- I about-faced, marched from the porch and started for the road.
- Lil looked up, surprised by the complete about-face he had just done.