subversion

See also: Subversion and subversión

English

Etymology 1

Middle English subversion, subversioun, from Old French subversion.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /sʌbˈvɜː.ʃən/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /sʌbˈvɜɹ.ʒən/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ʃən, -ɜː(ɹ)ʒən

Noun

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.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

sub- +‎ version

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsʌbˌvɜː.ʒən/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsʌbˌvɜɹ.ʒən/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ʒən

Noun

subversion (plural subversions)

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

French

Etymology

From Late Latin subversiōnem.

Pronunciation
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Noun

subversion f (plural subversions)

  1. subversion

Further reading

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin subversiō.

Noun

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

  1. subversion (overthrowing)

Swedish

Noun

subversion c

  1. subversion

Declension
Declension of subversion 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative subversion subversionen subversioner subversionerna
Genitive subversions subversionens subversioners subversionernas
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