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

Meaning:

A decision to reverse an earlier decision

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

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

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

Meaning:

Turning in the opposite direction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

reversal; reverse; reversion; turnabout; turnaround

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

u-turn (complete reversal of direction of travel)