turn against

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === turn against (third-person singular simple present turns against, present participle turning against, simple past and past participle turned against) (transitive, idiomatic) To rebel or oppose to something formerly supported. (transitive, intransitive) To set against or in opposition to something. (transitive, idiomatic) To use to the disadvantage or injury of. ==== Usage notes ==== In the "set against" sense the object may appear before or after the particle. ==== Related terms ==== turn turn on ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “turn against”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.