обрат — meaning in English

English meaning

• turnabout noun The act of turning about so as to face in the opposite direction.
• twist verb To turn or bend something, often forcefully, so it becomes distorted or wound.

Senses

обрат is used for these senses in English:

• peripeteia (drama) A sudden reversal of fortune as a plot point in Classical tragedy.
• turnabout A reversal of a decision or opinion etc; a change of mind or flip-flop.
• twist An unexpected turn in a story, tale, etc.

turnabout — full definition

1. noun The act of turning about so as to face in the opposite direction.
2. noun A change from one thing to its opposite, or from a situation to the reverse.
3. noun A reversal of a decision or opinion etc; a change of mind or flip-flop.
4. noun A three-point turn or any similar act of turning around, with the same outcome, regardless of how many repeated forward-reverse maneuvers it takes.

twist — full definition

1. verb To turn or bend something, often forcefully, so it becomes distorted or wound.
2. verb To distort the meaning of something said or written.
3. noun An unexpected turn or development in a story or situation.

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