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Subversion

//sʌ̈bˈvɝ.ʒən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of subverting; overturning; flipping from beneath. countable, obsolete, uncountable
  2. 2
    A revision considered more similar to preceding subversions than a revision deemed a new "version" is to preceding versions.
  3. 3
    the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government wordnet
  4. 4
    The act of overthrowing a government or a ruler; dethronement. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity wordnet
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  1. 6
    The condition of being subverted. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within; undermining. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From sub- + version.

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