Usually means: Reversal or change in direction.
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We found 27 dictionaries that define the word turnabout:

General (21 matching dictionaries)
  1. turnabout: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. turnabout: Merriam-Webster
  3. turnabout: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. turnabout: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. turnabout: Collins English Dictionary
  6. turnabout: Vocabulary.com
  7. Turnabout, turnabout: Wordnik
  8. turnabout: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. turnabout: Wiktionary
  10. turnabout: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. turnabout: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. turnabout: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. turnabout: Dictionary.com
  14. turnabout: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. Turnabout (TV series), Turnabout (film), Turnabout (game show), Turnabout (novel), Turnabout (video game), Turnabout: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. turnabout: Rhymezone
  17. turnabout: FreeDictionary.org
  18. turnabout: Mnemonic Dictionary
  19. turnabout: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. turnabout: Legal dictionary

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  1. turnabout: Encyclopedia

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  1. turnabout: Idioms

Slang (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. turnabout, turnabout: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. Turnabout: Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade
  3. turnabout: Urban Dictionary

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American English Definition British English Definition
▸ noun:  The act of turning about so as to face in the opposite direction.
▸ noun:  A change from one thing to its opposite, or from a situation to the reverse.
▸ noun:  A reversal of a decision or opinion etc; a change of mind or flip-flop.
▸ noun:  A merry-go-round.

Similar:
turnaround, change of mind, reversal, reverse, reversion, flip-flop, heel turn, U-turn, counterturn, turning, more...

Opposite:
stasis, stability, constancy, continuation

Types:
reversal, about-face, U-turn, flip-flop, volte-face, more...

Phrases:
turnabout is fair play, Turnabout Intruder, more...

Adjectives:
complete, dramatic, sudden, remarkable, abrupt, political, quick, radical, major, sharp, ironic



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Similar:
turnaround, change of mind, reversal, reverse, reversion, flip-flop, heel turn, U-turn, counterturn, turning, more...

Opposite:
stasis, stability, constancy, continuation

Types:
reversal, about-face, U-turn, flip-flop, volte-face, more...

Phrases:
turnabout is fair play, Turnabout Intruder, more...

Adjectives:
complete, dramatic, sudden, remarkable, abrupt, political, quick, radical, major, sharp, ironic



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