about-face

a·bout-face (-boutfs)

n.

1.

a. The act of pivoting to face in the opposite direction from the original, especially in a military formation.

b. A military command to turn clockwise 180°.

2. A total change of attitude or viewpoint.

intr.v. a·bout-faced, a·bout-fac·ing, a·bout-fac·es

To reverse direction.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	about-face - act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation about turn turnabout, reversion, turnaround, reversal, reverse - turning in the opposite direction
	2.	about-face - a major change in attitude or principle or point of view; "an about-face on foreign policy" policy change, volte-face, reversal change - the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election" undoing - an act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done)
Verb	1.	about-face - turn, usually 180 degrees             turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"
	2.	about-face - change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint rethink - change one's mind; "He rethought his decision to take a vacation"

Translations

about-face, about-turn

n (Mil) → Kehrtwendung f; (fig also) → Wendung f → um hundertachtzig Grad; to do an about-face → kehrtmachen; (fig) → sich um hundertachtzig Grad drehen

vi (Mil) → eine Kehrtwendung ausführen or machen

interj about face or turn! → (und) kehrt!

about-face [əˌbaʊtˈfeɪs] about-turn [əˌbaʊtˈtɜːn] n (Mil) (fig) → dietro front m inv