subversion.
The act of subverting; overturning; flipping from beneath.
Meaning & usage
The act of subverting; overturning; flipping from beneath.
The act of overthrowing a government or a ruler; dethronement.
The condition of being subverted.
A systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within; undermining.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English subversion, subversioun, from Old French subversion.
A revision considered more similar to preceding subversions than a revision deemed a new "version" is to preceding versions.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English version English subversion From sub- + version.
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