āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
about-face
/ÉbËaĘtfËeÉĒs/
to about-face
01
180 āĻĄāĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¨, āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
turn, usually 180 degrees
02
āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŽāĻ¤ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint
About-face
01
āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨, 180 āĻĄāĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¨
a major or complete change in attitude, opinion, or behavior
Dialect
American
American
02
180 āĻĄāĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¨, āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨
act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation
