volte-face

volte-face

A complete change of opinion or belief. The phrase comes from the Italian term voltafaccia. Everyone was surprised when the candidate made a complete volte-face on her stance on taxes.

Common Names:

Name	Gender	Pronounced	Usage
Frigidianus		-	Late Roman
Maloney		[mə'ləuni]
Nemesis		NEM-ə-sis (English)	Greek Mythology
Lylou		lee-LOO	French
Balliol		['beiljəl]
Andrejs		-	Latvian

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