Subversion

//sʌ̈bˈvɝ.ʒən//

Synonyms for "subversion" (77 found)

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Noun(1 words)
corruption

Related words (38)

Noun(1 words)
subversive activity

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Synonyms

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Related terms

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related to

12 entries

Translations

53 translations across 19 languages.

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Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • təxribat noun (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch)
  • təxribatçılıq noun (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • подривна дейност noun (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within)
  • преврат noun (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 傾覆 /倾覆 noun (the act of overturning; flipping from beneath)

Dutch

1 entries
  • omverwerping noun (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within)

Finnish

4 entries
  • kaatuminen noun (the act of overturning; flipping from beneath)
  • kumouksellisuus noun (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within)
  • kumous noun (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch)
  • mullistus noun (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch)

French

4 entries
  • chavirage noun (the act of overturning; flipping from beneath)
  • renversement noun (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch)
  • renversement noun (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within)
  • subversion noun (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch)

Galician

2 entries
  • subversión noun (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch)
  • subversión noun (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within)

German

3 entries
  • Kentern noun (the act of overturning; flipping from beneath)
  • Subversion noun (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch)
  • Subversion noun (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within)

Greek

3 entries
  • ανατροπή noun (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch)
  • υπονόμευση noun (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch)
  • υπονόμευση noun (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • subversi noun (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch)

Irish

2 entries
  • suaitheadh noun (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch)
  • suaitheadh noun (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 倒す noun (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch)
  • 倒す noun (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within)
  • 破壊 noun (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within)
  • 転覆 noun (the act of overturning; flipping from beneath)

Korean

1 entries
  • 전복 noun (the act of overturning; flipping from beneath)

Persian

2 entries
  • براندازی noun (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch)
  • براندازی noun (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • subversão noun (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch)
  • subversão noun (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within)

Russian

4 entries
  • антиправительственная де́ятельность noun (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within)
  • низверже́ние noun (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch)
  • низложе́ние noun (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch)
  • опроки́дывание noun (the act of overturning; flipping from beneath)

Spanish

2 entries
  • desestabilización noun (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within)
  • subversión noun (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch)

Swedish

3 entries
  • kapsejsning noun (the act of overturning; flipping from beneath)
  • subversion noun (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch)
  • subversion noun (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within)

Turkish

3 entries
  • bozulma noun (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch)
  • hükümeti devirme noun (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within)
  • yıkılma noun (the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch)

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The work of the Greek historian, Polybius, originally in forty volumes, of which only five remain entire, covered a period from the downfall of the Macedonian power to the subversion of Grecian liberty by the Romans in 146 B.C.

Source: tatoeba (12043507)

May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.

Source: tatoeba (13075019)

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