revirement

Meaning

about-face, reversal, U-turn

Example

This about-face by the central bank caught the markets off guard.

Word forms

The spellings this word turns up in. There are 1 of them.

More words at level C1

• rédhibitoire deal-breaking, prohibitive, disqualifying
• rétorquer to retort, counter, reply sharply
• saillant salient, striking, prominent
• sillage wake, aftermath (in the wake of)
• sonder to sound out, probe, poll
• spécieux specious, plausible but false
• supplanter to supplant, displace, oust
• susciter to arouse, provoke, spark

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