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We may be so eager to protect the right to dissent that we lose sight of the difference between dissent and subversion.
Richard Perle

Meaning of "subversion" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SUBVERSION

From Late Latin subversiō destruction, from Latin subvertere to subvert.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SUBVERSION

subversion  [səbˈvɜːʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUBVERSION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Subversion is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUBVERSION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

subversion

Subversion

Subversion refers to an attempt to transform the established social order and its structures of power, authority, and hierarchy. Subversion refers to a process by which the values and principles of a system in place, are contradicted or reversed. More specifically, subversion can be described as an attack on the public morale and, “the will to resist intervention are the products of combined political and social or class loyalties which are usually attached to national symbols. Following penetration, and parallel with the forced disintegration of political and social institutions of the state, these loyalties may be detached and transferred to the political or ideological cause of the aggressor”. Subversion is used as a tool to achieve political goals because it generally carries less risk, cost, and difficulty as opposed to open belligerency. Furthermore, it is a relatively cheap form of warfare that does not require large amounts of training. A subversive is something or someone carrying the potential for some degree of subversion. In this context, a "subversive" is sometimes called a "traitor" with respect to the government in power.

Definition of subversion in the English dictionary

The first definition of subversion in the dictionary is the act or an instance of subverting or overthrowing a legally constituted government, institution, etc. Other definition of subversion is the state of being subverted; destruction or ruin. Subversion is also something that brings about an overthrow.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUBVERSION


animadversion
ˌænɪmædˈvɜːʃən
anteversion
ˌæntɪˈvɜːʃən
antisubversion
æntɪsəbˈvɜːʃən
aversion
əˈvɜːʃən
bioconversion
ˌbaɪəʊkənˈvɜːʃən
conversion
kənˈvɜːʃən
diversion
daɪˈvɜːʃən
extraversion
ˌɛkstrəˈvɜːʃən
extroversion
ˌɛkstrəˈvɜːʃən
interconversion
ˌɪntəkənˈvɜːʃən
introversion
ˌɪntrəˈvɜːʃən
inversion
ɪnˈvɜːʃən
lateroversion
ˌlætərəʊˈvɜːʃən
perversion
pəˈvɜːʃən
reconversion
ˌriːkənˈvɜːʃən
retroversion
ˌrɛtrəʊˈvɜːʃən
reversion
rɪˈvɜːʃən
seroconversion
ˌsɪərəʊkənˈvɜːʃən
transversion
trænzˈvɜːʃən
version
ˈvɜːʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUBVERSION

subvariety
subvassal
subvene
subvention
subventionary
subversal
subversionary
subversive
subversively
subversiveness
subvert
subvertebral
subverter
subvertical
subvicar
subviral
subvirus
subvisible
subvisual
subvitreous

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUBVERSION

American Standard Version
aspersion
barn conversion
commission
cover version
dispersion
emersion
energy conversion
eversion
excursion
immersion
incursion
King James Version
recursion
Revised Standard Version
Revised Version
submersion
the Authorized Version
the Dispersion
the King James Version
torsion

Synonyms and antonyms of subversion in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SUBVERSION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «subversion» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of subversion

Translation of «subversion» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUBVERSION

Find out the translation of subversion to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of subversion from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «subversion» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

颠覆企图
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

subversión
570 millions of speakers

English

subversion
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तोड़फोड़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التخريب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подрывная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

subversão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরাভব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

subversion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Subversi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Subversion
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

転覆
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전복
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Subversion
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lật đổ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கவிழ்ப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उलथापालथ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yıkılma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sovversione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Subversion
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підривна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

subversiune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανατροπή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ondermyning
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

subversion
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

undergraving
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of subversion

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBVERSION»

The term «subversion» is very widely used and occupies the 22.669 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBVERSION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «subversion» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «subversion» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about subversion

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7 QUOTES WITH «SUBVERSION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word subversion.
1
Hal Borland
You can't be suspicious of a tree, or accuse a bird or a squirrel of subversion or challenge the ideology of a violet.
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Benjamin N. Cardozo
There comes not seldom a crisis in the life of men, of nations, and of worlds, when the old forms seem ready to decay, and the old rules of action have lost their binding force. The evils of existing systems obscure the blessings that attend them, and, where reform is needed, the cry is raised for subversion.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.
4
Dario Fo
Comedy makes the subversion of the existing state of affairs possible.
5
Garrett Hardin
An attack on values is inevitably seen as an act of subversion.
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Richard Perle
We may be so eager to protect the right to dissent that we lose sight of the difference between dissent and subversion.
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Andrew Sullivan
What gay culture is before it is anything else, before it is a culture of desire or a culture of subversion or a culture of pain, is a culture of friendship.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUBVERSION»

Discover the use of subversion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to subversion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Version Control with Subversion
Describes the basic concepts of version control, covering such topics as branching and merging, repository and server setup, and configuring runtime options.
C. Michael Pilato, Ben Collins-Sussman, Brian Fitzpatrick, 2008
2
Subversion as Foreign Policy: The Secret Eisenhower and ...
"This startling new book reveals a covert intervention by the United States in Indonesia in the late 1950s involving, among other things, the supply of thousands of weapons, the creation and deployment of a secret CIA air force and ...
Audrey Kahin, 1997
3
Fairy Tales and the Art of Subversion
For this new edition, the author has revised the work throughout and added a new introduction bringing this classic title up to date.
Jack Zipes, 2007
4
Recovering Subversion: Feminist Politics Beyond the Law
Nivedita Menon explores the relationship between law and feminist politics by examining the contemporary Indian women's movement with comparisons to France and the United States.
Nivedita Menon, 2004
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Translation, Power, Subversion
This book will help us to reflect on this problem."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Román Álvarez, M. Carmen Africa Vidal, 1996
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Bodies of Subversion: A Secret History of Women and Tattoo
The book contains 50 new photos and FULL COLOR images throughout including newly discovered work by Britain's first female tattooist, Jessie Knight; Janis Joplin's wrist tattoo; and tattooed pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber.
Margot Mifflin, 2013
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The Subversion of Christianity
Argues that the Christian church and culture of today is far removed from Biblical precepts and examines the possible causes
Jacques Ellul, 1986
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Techniques of Subversion in Modern Literature: ...
To date little criticism of his work has made use of the important developments in literary theory in the past two decades. This book does that, analyzing Vargas Llosa's place in modern and postmodern criticism.
M. Keith Booker, 1991
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A Propensity to Self-subversion
In these twenty essays Albert Hirschman casts his sharp analytical eye on his own ideas, questioning and qualifying some of his major propositions on social change and economic development.
Albert O. Hirschman, 1995
10
Faking It: Mock-Documentary and the Subversion of Factuality
Includes detailed discussions of a number of key mock-documentary texts, ranging from Woody Allen's Zelig, Peter Greenaway's The Falls, and the Beatles spoof The Rutles through to such classic examples as Bob Roberts, This is Spinal Tap and ...
Jane Roscoe, Craig Hight, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUBVERSION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term subversion is used in the context of the following news items.
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Two More Chinese Netizens Charged With 'Subversion' Over Online …
Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong are moving ahead with the trial of a netizen for "incitement to subvert state power" after he posted ... «Radio Free Asia, Jun 15»
2
China applies to arrest prominent rights activist for defamation
Police want to charge Wu Gan, a burly 43-year-old online free speech advocate, with causing a disturbance, defamation and "inciting subversion of state power", ... «Reuters, Jun 15»
3
China Jails Citizen Activist For Five Years on Subversion Charge
Authorities in the central Chinese province of Hubei on Monday handed a five-year jail term to an anti-corruption activist for subversion, after he organized ... «Radio Free Asia, May 15»
4
Subversion, Public Order Cases of Tiananmen Anniversary Activists …
Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong look set to move ahead with the subversion trial of the "Guangzhou Three" rights lawyers next month ... «Radio Free Asia, Apr 15»
5
Sen. Lee Blasts Supreme Court, White House for 'Subversion' of …
The Supreme Court, the White House, and, in some cases Congress, have systematically subverted the Constitution and treated it like a "nuisance," said Sen. «Newsmax, Apr 15»
6
Russia 'financing subversion in Ukraine'
"A more powerful country has taken a province away from a less powerful country and is now financing subversion using the pretext of ethnic problems. This is ... «thenews.pl, Apr 14»
7
Apache Subversion to Migrate to Git
Our Subversion teammates showed a great sense of community and circling the ... award, has requested that the Apache Subversion project be migrated to Git. «InfoQ.com, Apr 14»
8
Perfume's Scents Of Subversion? Sweat, Musk And Patchouli
Barbara Herman has spent the better part of the past six years taking a deep nosedive into the world of vintage fragrances. Her quest has been to find the bold, ... «NPR, Feb 14»
9
Why There's No Such Thing as a Cyberwar
Finally, there is subversion—using social media and other Internet services to undermine established authority. It is not a surprise that subversives, from ... «Slate Magazine, Sep 13»
10
China arrests activist on subversion charge as crackdown deepens
In China, an inciting subversion charge is commonly levelled against critics of ... In June, authorities formally arrested a man for inciting subversion after he ... «Reuters, Aug 13»

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