about face!

change direction; originally a military command in the United States to turn and face the opposite direction

act of turning to face the opposite direction from the original position (Military); complete change in position or attitude

turn around!, about turn! (command to soldiers in formation)

About Face can refer to:About Face, a 1984 album by David Gilmour.About Face, a number of films by this name.About Face, a British sitcom from 1989 to 1991About Face, the English translation of a play by Italian playwright, Dario Fo.About Face: The Essentials of User Interface Design, a book by Alan Cooper.About Face, a CD by the rock band The Working Title, released in 2006.A military movement in which a unit or soldier makes a 180 degree turn.
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Noun
1. act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation
(synonym) about turn
(hypernym) reversion, reverse, reversal, turnabout, turnaround
2. a reversal in attitude or principle or point of view; "an about-face on foreign policy"
(synonym) volte-face, reversal, policy change
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) undoing
Verb
1. turn, usually 180 degrees
(hypernym) turn
(derivation) about turn
2. change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint
(hypernym) rethink
(derivation) volte-face, reversal, policy change

Synonyms and related words:
about-turn, accommodation, adaptation, adjustment, afterthoughts, alchemy, alteration, amelioration, apostasy, assimilation, assumption, back track, back trail, backing, backing off, backing out, backing up, backsliding, backup, becoming, better thoughts, betterment, break, change, change of heart, change of mind, change-over, changeableness, constructive change, continuity, conversion, defection, degeneration, degenerative change, deterioration, deviation, difference, discontinuity, disenchantment, divergence, diversification, diversion, diversity, do an about-face, face about, fitting, flip, flip-flop, gradual change, growth, improvement, lapse, mature judgment, melioration, mitigation, modification, modulation, naturalization, overthrow, passage, progress, qualification, radical change, re-creation, re-formation, realignment, recidivation, recidivism, reclamation, reconversion, redesign, reduction, reform, reformation, regress, regression, rehabilitation, reinstatement, relapse, remaking, renewal, reshaping, resolution, restitution, restoration, restructuring, retrocession, retrogradation, retrogression, retroversion, return, returning, reversal, reverse, reversing, reversion, reverting, revival, revivification, revolution, revulsion, right-about, right-about-face, second thoughts, shift, slipping back, sudden change, swingaround, switch, switch-over, tergiversating, tergiversation, total change, transformation, transit, transition, turn, turnabout, turnaround, turning into, upheaval, variation, variety, violent change, volte-face, worsening,
  

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