subversion
nounUK /ˈsʌbˌvɜː.ʒən/ · US /ˈsʌbˌvɝ.ʒən/
Etymology From sub- + version.
1
A revision considered more similar to preceding subversions than a revision deemed a new "version" is to preceding versions.
- Related terms
- subversioning
subversion
nounUK /sʌbˈvɜː.ʃən/ · US /sʌ̈bˈvɝ.ʒən/
Etymology Inherited from Middle English subversion, subversioun, from Old French subversion.
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.
- Derived terms
- antisubversion, countersubversion, immunosubversion, resubversion, subversionary
- Related terms
- subversive, subvert, subverter