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volte-face

noun/ˌvɒltˈfæs/

C2CEFR level
90/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

A complete reversal of position or opinion.

The buyer's sudden volte-face on warranties nearly collapsed the deal at signing.

Similar: about-face, reversal, U-turn

Topic: Negotiation in Business English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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