turnabout

UK: /ˈtɜː^rnəbaʊt/ US: /ˈtɝnəˌbaʊt/ ,(tûrn′ə bout′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

turn•a•bout /ˈtɜrnəˌbaʊt/   n. [countable]

1. the act of turning in a different or opposite direction.
2. a change of opinion, loyalty, etc.
3. British Terms [Chiefly Brit.] merry-go-round.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

turn•a•bout  (tûrn′ə bout′), n. 

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

• noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase turn about 1590–1600

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turnabout / ˈtɜːnəˌbaʊt/ noun

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