- 1. n. The act of overturning, or the state of being overturned; entire overthrow; an overthrow from the foundation; utter ruin; destruction; as, the subversion of a government; the subversion of despotic power; the subversion of the constitution. Source: opted
- 2. n. destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity Source: wordnet
- 3. n. the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government Source: wordnet
- 4. The act of overturning, or the state of being overturned; entire overthrow; an overthrow from the foundation; utter ruin; destruction; as, the subversion of a government; the subversion of despotic power; the subversion of the constitution. The subversion [by a storm] of woods and timber . . . through my whole estate. Evelyn. Laws have been often abused to the oppression and subversion of that order they were intended to preserve. Rogers. Source: webster
- 5. The act of overturning, or the state of being overturned;entire overthrow; an overthrow from the foundation; utter ruin;destruction; as, the subversion of a government; the subversion ofdespotic power; the subversion of the constitution.The subversion [by a storm] of woods and timber . . . through mywhole estate. Evelyn.Laws have been often abused to the oppression and subversion of thatorder they were intended to preserve. Rogers. Source: adambom
- 6. n:100 n. the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government Source: ecdict
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