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hundred and eighty degree turn

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Or 180° turn

noun

  1. a reversal of direction.

  2. a complete reversal in thinking or behavior.

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And as the dictionary says: a hundred and eighty degree turn is a reversal of direction; a complete reversal in thinking or behavior.

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