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TURNABOUT

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Dictionary entry overview: What does turnabout mean?

• TURNABOUT (noun)
The noun TURNABOUT has 2 senses:

1. a decision to reverse an earlier decision
2. turning in the opposite direction

Familiarity information: TURNABOUT used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• TURNABOUT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A decision to reverse an earlier decision

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

turnabout; flip-flop; change of mind; turnaround; reversal

Hypernyms ("turnabout" is a kind of...):

deciding; decision making (the cognitive process of reaching a decision)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "turnabout"):

afterthought; reconsideration; rethink; second thought (thinking again about a choice previously made)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Turning in the opposite direction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

turnabout; reversion; turnaround; reversal; reverse

Hypernyms ("turnabout" is a kind of...):

change of direction; reorientation (the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "turnabout"):

about turn; about-face (act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation)

u-turn (complete reversal of direction of travel)

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