turn against

verb

turned against; turning against; turns against

1

: to stop supporting or being friendly to (someone or something)

The senator eventually turned against the war.

She turned against her best friend.

2

: to cause (someone) to stop being friendly toward (someone)

He tried to turn our friends against us.

3

: to use (something) in a way that harms or discredits (someone)

Her political opponent tried to turn her many years of experience in Washington against her.

Examples of turn against in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Your entire target audience and all of your consumers have turned against you. —Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026

What started as a simple misunderstanding with my friend group escalated into the entire school turning against me. —Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 5 June 2026

The costs of America’s turn against immigrants are now quantifiable and growing. —Andrew Tisch, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

The president obfuscates or lies; the press contradicts him; the Pentagon’s own investigators find against him; senators of both parties demand answers; and the polls turn against the war. —Bobby Ghosh, Time, 27 May 2026

Rhymes for turn against

• recommenced
• recompensed
• commenced
• condensed
• dispensed
• expensed
• incensed
• unfenced
• fenced
• sensed
• tensed