change of heart

noun phrase

: a reversal in position or attitude

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Neither the White House nor the Education Department has specifically stated that reopening the government would prompt a change of heart about any layoffs, even in the special education office. Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025 The Twits don’t have a change of heart and end up as outcasts once more, but the film frames Beesha’s mercy toward them in a positive light. Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2025 Changing his tune But within a few years, McConnell had a change of heart. Frederic J. Frommer, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025 This caught the attention of Yonkers’s mayor, Mike Spano, who had supported MGM’s bid for a full-license casino and called for Governor Kathy Hochul to investigate the company’s change of heart. Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 15 Oct. 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 20 Oct. 2025.

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