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subversion en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /sʌbˈvɜː.ʃən/ (UK)
  • /sʌ̈bˈvɝ.ʒən/ (US)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The act of subverting; overturning; flipping from beneath.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The act of overthrowing a government or a ruler; dethronement.
  3. (countable, uncountable) The condition of being subverted.
  4. (countable, uncountable) A systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within; undermining.

Forms

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subversions Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

immunosubversion · countersubversion · antisubversion · resubversion · subversionary

Relateds

subvert · subverter · subversive

Translations (53)

de Kentern (the act of overturning; flipping from beneath) · fi kumouksellisuus (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within) · ko 전복 (the act of overturning; flipping from beneath) · sv subversion (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch) · es subversión (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch) · el υπονόμευση (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch) · tr hükümeti devirme (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within) · fi kaatuminen (the act of overturning; flipping from beneath) · bg преврат (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch) · fi mullistus (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch) · fi valtionvastainen toiminta (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within) · az təxribat (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch) · tr yıkılma (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch) · es desestabilización (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within) · pt subversão (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch) · de Subversion (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within) · cmn 傾覆 /倾覆 (the act of overturning; flipping from beneath) · el υπονόμευση (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within) · tr bozulma (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch) · fr subversion (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within) · gl subversión (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch) · ru низложе́ние (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch) · sv kapsejsning (the act of overturning; flipping from beneath) · ja 破壊 (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within) · de Subversion (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch) · fr renversement (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch) · ru низверже́ние (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch) · ja 倒す (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch) · ru подрывна́я де́ятельность (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within) · ja 倒す (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within) · az təxribatçılıq (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch) · ru антиправительственная де́ятельность (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within) · bg подривна дейност (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within) · ga suaitheadh (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within) · fa براندازی (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch) · ru подры́в (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within) · fi kumous (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch) · ja 転覆 (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch) · fr chavirage (the act of overturning; flipping from beneath) · pt subversão (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within) · sv subversion (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within) · fr subversion (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch) · ja 転覆 (the act of overturning; flipping from beneath) · ga suaitheadh (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch) · gl subversión (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within) · ja 転覆 (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within) · ru сверже́ние (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch) · fa براندازی (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within) · fr renversement (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within) · ru опроки́дывание (the act of overturning; flipping from beneath) · el ανατροπή (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch) · id subversi (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch) · nl omverwerping (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within)

subversion en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈsʌbˌvɝ.ʒən/ (US)
  • /ˈsʌbˌvɜː.ʒən/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English version English subversion From sub- + version.

Meanings

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

Forms

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subversions Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

subversioning