change of heart

Speech parts

1. change of heart - Noun

2. change of heart - Phrase

Meaning

change of heart (plural changes of heart)

(idiomatic) A change of one's opinion, belief or decision.
He quit work on Friday, but on Monday he had a change of heart and decided to come back.

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Synonyms

u-turn reversal turnaround flip-flop rethink about-face turnabout volte-face change of mind second thought about turn

Related terms

change of mind change of tack

Examples

The whole course of human history may depend on a change of heart in one solitary and even humble individual - for it is in the solitary mind and soul of the individual that the battle between good and evil is waged and ultimately won or lost. M. Scott Peck

Regeneration can come only through a change of heart in the individual. Henry Williamson

The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart. Mahatma Gandhi

True repentance involves a change of heart and not just a change of behavior. Ezra Taft Benson

Strictly speaking, my interest is not in legal rights for animals but in a change of heart towards animals. J. M. Coetzee

The subtle and deadly change of heart that might occur in you would be involved with the realization that a civilization is not destroyed by wicked people; it is not necessary that people be wicked but only that they be spineless. James Baldwin

Words in the phrase

change of heart

Close letter words and terms

change of direction change of emotions change of gender change of house change of innings change of integrity