Meaning Of The Word Volte-face

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What's The Definition Of Volte-face?

volte-face
If you say that someone's behaviour is a volte-face, you mean that they have changed their opinion or decision completely, so that it is the opposite of what it was before.

volte-face in British English
a turn so as to face the opposite way; about-face
noun: a reversal, as in opinion or policy
noun: a turnabout, esp. a reversal of opinion or policy

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