subversion
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ʒən, -ʃən noun
1.
an act or instance of subverting.
2.
the state of being subverted; destruction.
3.
something that subverts or overthrows.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the act or an instance of subverting or overthrowing a legally constituted government, institution, etc |
| 2. | the state of being subverted; destruction or ruin |
| 3. | something that brings about an overthrow |
| [C14: from Late Latin subversiō destruction, from Latin subvertere to | |
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Word Origin & History
subversion
late 14c., from O.Fr. subversion, from L.L. subversionem (nom. subversio) "an overthrow, ruin, destruction," from pp. stem of subvertere (see subvert).
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Example sentences
Parody can be done from malice or from affection, but it is fundamentally a mode of subversion.
They did it to annoy, of course, but for them subversion was something new.
Subversion happens when one goes to the bottom of a thing and turns it on its head.
He's grappling with the business of how to make subversion sustainable.
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