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overthrowal

UK/əʊvəˈθɹəʊəl/

overthrowal noun: the act of overthrowing something or someone.

Noun

overthrowal (plural overthrowals)

  1. The act of overthrowing something or someone.
    • So he will interfere with natural growth by subjecting himself to unnatural discipline and putting himself to impossible tasks, such as the upsetting of kings and the overthrowal of empires.1942, Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, Canongate, published 2006, →ISBN, page 818

Forms of overthrowal

pluraloverthrowals

Origin of overthrowal

From overthrow + -al.

Questions about overthrowal

What does overthrowal mean?
Overthrowal means the act of overthrowing something or someone.
What part of speech is overthrowal?
Overthrowal is a noun.
How do you pronounce overthrowal?
Overthrowal is pronounced /əʊvəˈθɹəʊəl/ (UK).
What is the plural of overthrowal?
The plural of overthrowal is overthrowals.

Words near overthrowal in the dictionary

  1. overthronged
  2. overthronging
  3. overthrongs
  4. overthrow
  5. overthrowable
  6. overthrowal
  7. overthrowals
  8. overthrower
  9. overthrowers
  10. overthrowest
  11. overthroweth

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