subversion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The act of subverting; overturning; flipping from beneath.
The act of overthrowing a government or a ruler; dethronement.
The condition of being subverted.
A systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within; undermining.

noun

A revision considered more similar to preceding subversions than a revision deemed a new "version" is to preceding versions.

/sʌbˈvɜː.ʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-subversion.wav /sʌ̈bˈvɝ.ʒən/ /ˈsʌbˌvɜː.ʒən/ /ˈsʌbˌvɝ.ʒən/

subversion subversions

Inherited from Middle English subversion, subversioun, from Old French subversion.

subversive subvert subverter subversioning

antisubversion countersubversion immunosubversion resubversion subversionary

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