Interview question: f(f(n)) == -n

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A question I got on my last interview:

Design a function f, such that:
f(f(n)) == -n
Where n is a 32 bit signed integer; you can't use complex numbers arithmetic.

If you can't design such a function for the whole range of numbers, design it for the largest range possible.

Any ideas?

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