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subversion

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sub·ver·sion  (sb-vûrzhn, -shn)
n.
1.
a. The act or an instance of subverting.
b. The condition of being subverted.
2. Obsolete A cause of overthrow or ruin.
[Middle English subversioun, from Old French subversion, from Late Latin subversi, subversin-, from Latin subversus, past participle of subvertere, to subvert; see subvert.]
sub·version·ary adj.
subversion
Noun
the act or an instance of attempting to weaken or overthrow a government or an institution
Action designed to undermine the military, economic, psychological, or political strength or morale of a regime. See also unconventional warfare.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.subversion - destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity; "corruption of a minor"; "the big city's subversion of rural innocence"
corruption
degradation, debasement - changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
2.subversion - the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government
subversive activity
overthrow - the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)
Translations
subversion [səbˈvəːʃən] n → subversión f
subversion [səbˈvəːʃən] n → subversion f
subversion [səbˈvəːʃən] n → Subversion f
subversion [səbˈvəːʃən] n → sovversione f


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As for the scandal that would befall the Circular Class if the frivolous and unseemly conduct of the Women were imputed to them, and as to the consequent subversion of the Constitution, the Female Sex could not be expected to give a thought to these considerations.
Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context
But we may not take up the third sword, which is Mahomet's sword, or like unto it; that is, to propagate religion by wars, or by sanguinary persecutions to force consciences; except it be in cases of overt scandal, blasphemy, or intermixture of practice against the state; much less to nourish seditions; to authorize conspiracies and rebellions; to put the sword into the people's hands; and the like; tending to the subversion of all government, which is the ordinance of God.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
He was setting a dangerous example to the other slaves,--one which, if suffered to pass without some such demonstration on his part, would finally lead to the total subversion of all rule and order upon the plantation.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass An American Slave by Douglass, Frederick View in context
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