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about-face definition

☆ about·-face (ə bo̵ut′fās′, -fās′; for v., ə bo̵ut′fās′)

noun

  1. a sharp turn to the opposite direction, esp. in response to a military command
  2. a sharp change in attitude or opinion

intransitive verb about-faced -·faced′, about-facing -·fac′ing

to turn or face in the opposite direction

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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