change of heart

noun phrase

: a reversal in position or attitude

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Dionysius of Heraclea, caught in a health crisis, abandoned Stoicism for the pleasures of the Cyrenaics — only to be branded a traitor by former allies who saw his change of heart as proof of weakness. Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025 Hearing process to create citations The charter commission had a change of heart in December and voted to forward the charter amendment to the city council, which also has backed amending the charter. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025 China years ahead The EU has been forced into this change of heart because Chinese manufacturers are years ahead of Europeans in EV manufacturing and are said to have a price advantage of more than 30%. Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 While the team had previously been hesitant to acquire players on multi-year deals, as Woike wrote on Thursday, having Luka Doncic under contract for the next three seasons has led to a change of heart. MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for change of heart

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of change of heart was in the 14th century

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“Change of heart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/change%20of%20heart. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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