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subversion

Syllables: sub·ver·sion/sʌbˈvɜː.ʃən/US/sʌ̈bˈvɝ.ʒən/

subversion noun: the act of subverting; overturning; flipping from beneath.

Noun (1)

subversion (countable and uncountable, plural subversions)

  1. (obsolete) The act of subverting; overturning; flipping from beneath.
  2. The act of overthrowing a government or a ruler; dethronement.
  3. The condition of being subverted.
  4. A systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within; undermining.

Noun (2)

UK/ˈsʌbˌvɜː.ʒən/US/ˈsʌbˌvɝ.ʒən/

subversion (plural subversions)

  1. A revision considered more similar to preceding subversions than a revision deemed a new "version" is to preceding versions.

subversion meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam

subversion in Tamil

புரட்டுதல் நேர்மாறாக்கு, அழிவு

subversion in Urdu

تخریب, تخریب کاری, تباہ کن

subversion in Bengali

উচ্ছেদ, নাশকতামূলক কাজ, বিনাশ

subversion in Malayalam

subversion
അട്ടിമറി aṭṭimaṟi
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subversion in Kannada
ಉರುಳಿಸುವುದು, ನಾಶಮಾಡುವುದು, ಬುಡಮೇಲು ಮಾಡುವುದು, ವಿಧ್ವಂಸನ
subversion in Indonesian
subversi
subversion in Persian
براندازی barândâzi

Forms of subversion

pluralsubversions

Plural of subversion: subversions

Origin of subversion

Inherited from Middle English subversion, subversioun, from Old French subversion.

From sub- + version.

Words formed from subversion

Words that rhyme with subversion

Questions about subversion

What does subversion mean?
Subversion means the act of subverting; overturning; flipping from beneath.
What is subversion in Tamil?
Subversion in Tamil is புரட்டுதல் நேர்மாறாக்கு, அழிவு. See Subversion meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is subversion?
Subversion is a noun.
How do you pronounce subversion?
Subversion is pronounced /sʌbˈvɜː.ʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of subversion?
The plural of subversion is subversions.

Words near subversion in the dictionary

  1. subvermiform
  2. subverse
  3. subversed
  4. subverses
  5. subversing
  6. subversion
  7. subversionaries
  8. subversionary
  9. subversioning
  10. subversions
  11. subversive

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: subversion (page history and authors); subversion (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); subversion (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); subversion (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); അട്ടിമറി (Malayalam) (page history and authors); subversion (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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