role reversal
role reversal noun: a situation in which two people adopt roles that are the reverse of the roles they normally assume in relation to one another.
Noun
role reversal (countable and uncountable, plural role reversals)
- A situation in which two people adopt roles that are the reverse of the roles they normally assume in relation to one another.
- And it all breaks down at the role reversal
Got the muse in my head, she's universal
Spinning me round, she's coming over me1996, Placebo, “Nancy Boy” - The table opposite me is occupied by a young couple with a table full of alcohol and snacks. In a role reversal, he is drinking Smirnoff Ice while she steadily demolishes a six-pack of lager!2022 November 30, Paul Bigland, “Destination Oban: a Sunday in Scotland”, in RAIL, number 971, page 74
- And it all breaks down at the role reversal
role reversal meaning in Arabic
role reversal in Arabic
- Translations
- اِنْعِكَاس الأَدْوَارِ inʕikās al-ʔadwāri
Forms of role reversal
| plural | role reversals |
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Questions about role reversal
- What does role reversal mean?
- Role reversal means a situation in which two people adopt roles that are the reverse of the roles they normally assume in relation to one another.
- What is role reversal in Arabic?
- Role reversal in Arabic is اِنْعِكَاس الأَدْوَارِ (inʕikās al-ʔadwāri). See Role reversal meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is role reversal?
- Role reversal is a noun.
- What is the plural of role reversal?
- The plural of role reversal is role reversals.
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