phrasal verb · neutral
turn against
UK/tɜːn əˈɡɛnst/US/tɝːn əˈɡɛnst/turn a·GAINST
to change from supporting someone/something to opposing them
Examples
“After the oil spill, many locals turned against the corporation.”
“Public opinion turned against the policy once its costs became clear.”
“He turned against his former allies during the investigation.”
Band 8 sentence
“By the time the investigation was public, most voters had already turned against the party.”
Collocations
- turn against someone
- turn public opinion against
- be turned against
Word family
Common mistakes
turned the company→turned against the company
turn to the company→turn against the company
Say it for a higher band
5hate→6oppose→7+turn against
Synonyms
oppose
reject
Easily confused
turn to
“When stressed, she turned to meditation for relief.”
turn on
“The crowd suddenly turned on the speaker when he lied.”
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