Usually means: React against, become hostile towards.
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  1. turn upon: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. turn upon, turn upon (something): Merriam-Webster
  3. turn upon: Dictionary.com
  4. turn upon: Wiktionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (Turn upon)

verb:  (transitive) Alternative form of turn on (“aim at; rebel against; attack suddenly”) [(transitive) To set a flow of fluid or gas running by rotating a tap or valve.]

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