Overthrowal
//əʊvəˈθɹəʊəl// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of overthrowing something or someone.
"So he will interfere with natural growth by subjecting himself to unnatural discipline and putting himself to impossible tasks, such as the upsetting of kings and the overthrowal of empires."
Example
More examples"So he will interfere with natural growth by subjecting himself to unnatural discipline and putting himself to impossible tasks, such as the upsetting of kings and the overthrowal of empires."
Etymology
From overthrow + -al.
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