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sub·ver·sion
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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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Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
<
Late Latin
subversiōn-
(stem of
subversiō
) an overthrowing.
See
sub-
,
version
Related forms
an·ti·sub·ver·sion,
noun
non·sub·ver·sion,
noun
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Midnight diamonds are both understated and edgy, adding a touch of subversion to an otherwise demure ensemble.
Subversion
and destruction of outdated repressive-patriarchal socio-political symbols and ideologies.
He was taken into custody, beaten and charged with subversion.
Late last year he was sentenced to ten years' jail for subversion.
All of it is subversion of free markets and of an economy actually able to deliver what people want.
The book describes the regime's repression, corruption and incompetence at home, and its aggression and subversion abroad.
The best comedy is a science, a rigorously structured subversion of logic.
We all know that the science is settled, but this article is straight-out ideological subversion.
Fear holds me back, as the words espionage and subversion course through my head.
Some things are better handled outside public forums subversion is rot.
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World English Dictionary
subversion
(səbˈvɜːʃən)
—
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
subvert
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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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
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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