Synonyms for subversion

Grammar : Noun

Spell : suh b-vur-zhuh n, -shuh n

Phonetic Transcription : səbˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən

Définition of subversion

Origin : late 14c., "physical destruction, demolition, ruination," from Old French subversion, from Late Latin subversionem (nominative subversio) "an overthrow, ruin, destruction," from past participle stem of subvertere (see subvert).

noun ruin
noun undermining

Example sentences :

Neither had he been anxious to exert himself for its subversion.
Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad

Therefore, the logical place to look for subversion is in the slums.
Extract from : « The Status Civilization » by Robert Sheckley

Your jargon was 'peace,' which meant Spanish invasion and Scottish subversion.
Extract from : « Raleigh » by Edmund Gosse

Your jargon was peace, which meant Spanish invasion and Scottish subversion.'
Extract from : « Sir Walter Ralegh » by William Stebbing

What, but its subversion, its disseverment, by its own internal antagonism?
Extract from : « The Right of American Slavery » by True Worthy Hoit

The New Rich chose one of three paths: subversion, revolution and emulation.
Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin

They desire not to be present at the subversion of all Nature.
Extract from : « History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science » by John William Draper

Here; there is no movement in Europe except in France, and here it will always be a movement of subversion.
Extract from : « Endymion » by Benjamin Disraeli

From thence it is but one step to the subversion of all property.
Extract from : « Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke » by Edmund Burke

Controversialists treat this as a subversion of the laws of Identity and Contradiction.
Extract from : « Logic, Inductive and Deductive » by William Minto

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