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subversion

noun
/sʌbˈvɜː.ʃən/UK/sʌ̈bˈvɝ.ʒən/US/ˈsʌbˌvɜː.ʒən/UK/ˈsʌbˌvɝ.ʒən/US

Etymology

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

  1. derived from subversion
  2. inherited from subversion

Definitions

  1. The act of subverting

    The act of subverting; overturning; flipping from beneath.

  2. The act of overthrowing a government or a ruler

    The act of overthrowing a government or a ruler; dethronement.

  3. The condition of being subverted.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within

      A systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within; undermining.

    2. A revision considered more similar to preceding subversions than a revision deemed a new…

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

The neighborhood

Derived

antisubversion, countersubversion, immunosubversion, resubversion, subversionary

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at subversion. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at subversion. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at subversion

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA