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about-face

1.	(noun) a reversal in attitude or principle or point of view: "an about-face on foreign policy"
	Synonyms: policy change, reversal, volte-face
	Related Words: change, undoing

2.	(noun) act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation
	Synonyms: about turn
	Related Words: reversal, reverse, reversion, turnabout, turnaround

3.	(verb) change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint
	Related Words: rethink

4.	(verb) turn, usually 180 degrees
	Related Words: turn