a volte-face



a volte-face

  (formal)
a sudden change of a belief or plan to the opposite of what it was before In the early 90's he made a complete political volte-face, moving from the Republican Party to the Democrats.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Preethi-Indian, Kannada, Tamil
Qillaq-Native American, Greenlandic
Adwoa-Western African, Akan
Michala-Czech
PhilippaFIL-i-pə (English), fi-LIP-ə (English)English (British), German
Atkins['ætkinz]