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volte-face
[ volt-fahs, vohlt-; French vawltuh-fas ]
noun
- a turnabout, especially a reversal of opinion or policy.
volte-face
/ ˈ±¹É’±ô³Ùˈ´Úɑ˲õ /
noun
- a reversal, as in opinion or policy
- a change of position so as to look, lie, etc, in the opposite direction
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of volte-face1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of volte-face1
Example Sentences
Trump’s post on Truth Social confirming the volte-face - his first political setback since his election 16 days earlier - was unusually muted for the president-elect.
But in what appears to be a volte-face, Burke’s “Ignorance: A Global History†explores the myriad ways in which “not-knowing†affects our lives, sometimes for good, sometimes for ill.
The volte-face leaves our protagonist with a very different legacy.
Although the judge said it was difficult to prove how much “moral damage†Santander’s volte-face caused Orcel, he said the bank’s withdrawal created “considerable frustration, uneasiness, uncertainty and a certain discredit in the banking world.â€
Though his music certainly possesses a hostile streak — listen to the striking volte-face in his “Peterloo Overture,†as he depicts armed yeomanry descending on amassed protesters — Arnold never gave up on the power of melody.
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