Meaning

(obsolete) The act of subverting; overturning; flipping from beneath..

Definitions by Sense

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

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Use subversion when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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