# turnabout

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #67,120

## Definitions
1. The act of turning about so as to face in the opposite direction.
2. A change from one thing to its opposite, or from a situation to the reverse.
3. A reversal of a decision or opinion etc; a change of mind or flip-flop.
4. A three-point turn or any similar act of turning around, with the same outcome, regardless of how many repeated forward-reverse maneuvers it takes.
5. A merry-go-round.

## Etymology
From turn + about.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/turnabout