subversion

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /sʌbˈvɜː.ʃən/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /sʌ̈bˈvɝ.ʒən/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ʃən, -ɜː(ɹ)ʒən
• Hyphenation: sub‧ver‧sion

subversion (countable and uncountable, plural subversions)

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

From sub- + version.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsʌbˌvɜː.ʒən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsʌbˌvɝ.ʒən/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ʒən
• Hyphenation: sub‧ver‧sion

subversion (plural subversions)

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

Learned borrowing from Late Latin subversiō.

• IPA^(key): /syb.vɛʁ.sjɔ̃/

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subversion f (plural subversions)

1. subversion

• subversif

• “subversion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Borrowed from Latin subversiō.

subversion oblique singular, f (oblique plural subversions, nominative singular subversion, nominative plural subversions)

1. subversion (overthrowing)

Borrowed from French subversion.

subversion c

1. subversion

• “subversion”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “subversion”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)