turn against

phrasal verb

turned against; turning against; turns against

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

The senator eventually turned against the war.

She turned against her best friend.

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

He tried to turn our friends against us.

: 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.

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Public opinion gradually turned against big-tech platforms, and my offline status no longer seemed so alarming. —

Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2025 When community is weak, we are more easily polarized, divided, and turned against each other. —

Alice Park, TIME, 7 Jan. 2025 Maybe Samsung is intentionally building in a weak spot and planning ahead for whenever Ballie secretly amasses an army and turns against us. —

Chris Welch, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025 With tribe target Terry Deitz immune, the tide began turning against Cirie’s top ally, Aras Baskauskas. —

Joe Reid, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for turn against