SUBVERSION
\səbvˈɜːʃən], \səbvˈɜːʃən], \s_ə_b_v_ˈɜː_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of SUBVERSION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
Sort: Oldest first
-
the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government
By Princeton University
-
the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
-
The act of overturning, or the state of being overturned; entire overthrow; an overthrow from the foundation; utter ruin; destruction; as, the subversion of a government; the subversion of despotic power; the subversion of the constitution.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
-
The act of overthrowing; destruction. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
Word of the day
Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.