about-face

English

/əˈbaʊtˌfeɪs/

noun

Definitions

(military) An abrupt turn to face the opposite direction.
A reversal in direction; reversal of attitude or opinion.

Etymology

Compound from English about + English face (figure, form, shape).

Origin

English

face

Gloss

figure, form, shape

Concept

Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

姿

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Blackface English
Jewface English
PrimeFaces English
about English
aboutness English
abouts English
aface English
arseface English
assface English
babyface English
backface English
biface English
bitchface English
blackface English
blockface English
boldface English
boltface English
brazenface English
breakface English
brownface English
buttface English
cast about English
catface English
clubface English
coalface English
cockface English
counterface English
crapface English
crater face English
cuntface English
dickface English
dogface English
dollface English
dorkface English
doucheface English
doughface English
downface English
duckface English
eastabout English
eigenface English
enantioface English
enface English
exoface English
face English
face fly English
face-off English
faceable English
faceache English
facebook English
facebow English
facebuster English
facecam English
facecare English
facecloth English
facecrime English
faced English
facefirst English
facefuck English
faceful English
faceguard English
faceism English
faceless English
facelet English
facelick English
facelift English
facelike English
facemail English
facemask English
faceoff English
facepaint English
facepalm English
facepic English
facepiece English
faceplant English
faceplate English
faceprint English
facer English
facesaving English
facesitter English
facesitting English
facest English
faceth English
faceup English
faceward English
facewards English
facewash English
facewear English
facewipe English
facework English
faceworker English
facey English
fagface English
faggotface English
falseface English
fartface English
fatface English
foreface English
foxface English
freckleface English
fuckface English
gasface English
gayface English
haulabout English
heartface English
hemiface English
hereabout English
horseface English
hyperface English
interface English
jerkface English
kickabout English
knockabout English
layabout English
lightface English
manface English
midface English
monkeyface English
moon-face English
nearabout English
nearabouts English
nonface English
outface English
paleface English
pieface English
pigface English
pissface English
pooface English
pram face English
prickface English
pukeface English
raceabout English
ratface English
redface English
reface English
roundabout English
runabout English
scarface English
screwface English
scumface English
shitface English
shoreface English
sleeveface English
slimeface English
slipface English
slutface English
snotface English
snowface English
spotface English
stirabout English
straightface English
subface English
tardface English
tearabout English
thenabout English
thereabout English
tourabout English
trollface English
turnabout English
twi-faced English
typeface English
underface English
unface English
uniface English
wankface English
westabout English
whenabout English
whereabout English
wheyface English
whirlabout English
whiteface English
yellowface English
zitface English
fjes Norwegian Bokmål
fejs Swedish
アバウト Japanese
fjes Norwegian Nynorsk
be Old English
būtan Old English
on Old English
ūtan Old English
aboute Middle English
face Middle English
fásáil Irish
fjæs Danish
番斯 Chinese
nabaut Tok Pisin
pes Tok Pisin
feese Pennsylvania German