face turn

[feys turn]

noun

Professional Wrestling.

1. a dramatic change of persona from a villainous heel character to a heroic face character.

Word History and Origins

Origin of face turn¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

Former model Chloe Thomas agrees, saying products promising to slim and sculpt the face "turn the clock back on any progress we might have been making with body image acceptance".

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If they have a face turn towards the good, they get rewritten as people who have empathy — not narcissists at all, just people with high but non-disordered levels of self-centeredness.

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I have strange hot flashes that make my face turn red and feel warm.

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How must it feel to have your entire face turn red?

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Shae Anderson knew something was terribly wrong with her father the moment she saw his whole body begin to tremble and his face turn pale.

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