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- [turn-uh-bout]
- /ˈtɜrn əˌbaʊt/
- /ˈtɜːn.ə.baʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [turn-uh-bout]
- /ˈtɜrn əˌbaʊt/
Definitions of turnabout word
- noun turnabout the act of turning in a different or opposite direction. 1
- noun turnabout a change of opinion, loyalty, etc. 1
- noun turnabout a reciprocal action; act of doing to someone exactly as that person has done to oneself or another: Turnabout is fair play. 1
- noun turnabout a person who changes things; a radical. 1
- noun turnabout Chiefly British. merry-go-round. 1
- noun turnabout unexpected reversal of a situation 1
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Origin of turnabout
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; noun use of verb phrase turn about
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Parts of speech for Turnabout
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
turnabout popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
turnabout usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for turnabout
noun turnabout
- abandoner — a person or thing that abandons
- about-face — An about-face is a complete change of attitude or opinion.
- antipole — the opposite pole
- contra — against
- contraries — opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary propositions.
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