(~s)
When there is an ~ of something, it is changed into its opposite. (FORMAL)
...a scandalous ~ of the truth.
N-VAR: usu N of n
(~s)
When there is an ~ of something, it is changed into its opposite. (FORMAL)
...a scandalous ~ of the truth.
N-VAR: usu N of n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012