volte-facenoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˌvɒltˈfæs/us/ˌvoʊltˈfæs/plural volte-face literarya sudden change from one set of beliefs or plan of action to the opposite:
In 1986 he made a very public and dramatic political volte-face from Left to Right.
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Changing your mind
- 180
- about-turn
- back away
- back out
- backpedal
- change of heart idiom
- change your tune idiom
- climbdown
- cold
- come round
- move
- oscillate
- pendulum
- pull
- pull (sb/sth) out
- realign
- seesaw
- think better of sth idiom
- time-server
- U-turn
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