Role reversal is a situation in which two people have chosen or been forced to exchange their dutiesand responsibilities, so that each is now doing what the other used to do.
Instead of being a helper, I needed help, and I struggled with this role reversal.
role reversal in British English
(rəʊl rɪˈvɜːsəl)
noun
a situation in which two people have chosen or have been forced to exchange their duties and responsibilities, so that each is doing what the other used to do
Examples of 'role reversal' in a sentence
role reversal
Perhaps it's to do with the role reversal between you and your husband-- ' `It's not rolereversal ,' corrected Isabel, `it's role sharing.