turnabout

[ turn-uh-bout ]
/ ˈtɜrn əˌbaʊt /
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noun

the act of turning in a different or opposite direction.
a change of opinion, loyalty, etc.
a reciprocal action; act of doing to someone exactly as that person has done to oneself or another: Turnabout is fair play.
a person who changes things; a radical.
Chiefly British. merry-go-round.

Origin of turnabout

First recorded in 1590–1600; noun use of verb phrase turn about

Words nearby turnabout

turn up the heat on, turn up trumps, turn upside down, turn-and-bank indicator, turn-and-slip indicator, turnabout, turnabout is fair play, turnaround, turnaround time, turnbuckle, turncoat

Words related to turnabout

U-turn, flip-flop, turnaround, reversal, shift, reverse, volte-face

Example sentences from the Web for turnabout

  • In the course of its fighting the monster may have to turnabout.

    War and the Future |H. G. Wells

  • That is—until there was a question of turnabout being fair play in a world where natives took their skinning literally!

    Skin Game |Charles E. Fritch

  • Turnabout may not always be fair play in the gulfs between the stars.

    No Hiding Place |Richard R. Smith

British Dictionary definitions for turnabout

turnabout
/ (ˈtɜːnəˌbaʊt) /

noun

the act of turning so as to face a different direction
a change or reversal of opinion, attitude, etc