[vawlt-FAHS]
noun
An about-face; a reversal, as in policy or opinion.
My health insurance company refused to pay for my sex change operation, so I made a volte-face on my opinions about reform.
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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)
“Volte-face.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/volte-face. Accessed 4 June 2023.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin’ Word, s.v. “volte-face”, accessed June 4, 2023, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/volte-face.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Volte-face. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved June 4, 2023, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/volte-face