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sub·ver·sion
 subversion
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- pronunciation:
- s
 b
vuhr
zhn
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or an instance of undermining or overthrowing, esp. an established government.
- synonyms:
- overthrow, sabotage, undermining, undoing
- similar words:
- coup, insurgence, insurrection, mutiny, overturn, rebellion, revolt, revolution, sedition, toppling, undercutting, uprising
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| definition 2: |
the condition of being undermined or overthrown.
- synonyms:
- defeat, overthrow
- similar words:
- abolition, destruction, downfall, fall, overturn, vanquishment
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| related words: |
abolition, overthrow, treachery, treason |
adjective + (n.)subversion
armed, communist, cultural, domestic, educational, external, female, foreign, ideological, internal, outside, potential, racial
verb + (n.)subversion
arrest, charge, incite
(n.)subversion
+ verb
undermine
noun + (n.)subversion
act,
aggression,
appropriation,
base,
charge,
evidence,
fear,
feminism,
invasion,
inversion,
opposition,
politics,
resistance,
secession,
sedition,
strategy,
struggle,
symbol,
terrorism,
theme,
trafficking
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The word subversion
contains the following part:
vers, vert
Latin
root
that means to turn; to be occupied with
  Example words:
adversary, adversative, adverse, adversity, advert, advertent, advertise, advertisement, animadversion, animadvert, anniversary, averse, aversion, avert, controversial, controversy, controvert, conversable, conversant, conversation, converse1, convert, converter, convertible, covert, divers, diverse, diversify, diversion, diversity, divert, divorce, eversion, evert, extraversion, extroversion, extrovert, inadvertence, inadvertent, intervertebral, introversion, introvert, inverse, inversion, invert, invertebrate, inverter, irreversible, malversation, obverse, perverse, perversion, perversity, pervert, reconvert, revers, reversal, reverse, reversible, reversion, revert, subversion, subvert, tergiversate, transversal, transverse, traverse, universalism, universality, universe, university, versatile, versatility, verse, versicle, version, verso, versus, vertebral, vertebrate, vertex, vertical, verticil, vertiginous, vice versa, vortex
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