subversion

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• UK: /sʌbˈvɜː.ʃən/
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• US: /sʌ̈bˈvɝ.ʒən/
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• rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ʃən
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• rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ʒən
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• UK: /ˈsʌbˌvɜː.ʒən/
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• US: /ˈsʌbˌvɝ.ʒən/
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• CMU ARPABET: S AH0 B V ER1 ZH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Inherited from Middle English subversion, subversioun, from Old French subversion.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English version English subversion From sub- + version.

53 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 傾覆 /倾覆 (qīngfù) — the act of overturning; flipping from beneath
• Finnish: kaatuminen — the act of overturning; flipping from beneath
• French: chavirage — the act of overturning; flipping from beneath
• German: Kentern — the act of overturning; flipping from beneath
• Japanese: 転覆 (tenpuku) — the act of overturning; flipping from beneath
• Korean: 전복 (jeonbok) — the act of overturning; flipping from beneath
• Russian: опроки́дывание (oprokídyvanije) — the act of overturning; flipping from beneath
• Swedish: kapsejsning — the act of overturning; flipping from beneath
• Azerbaijani: təxribat — the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch
• Azerbaijani: təxribatçılıq — the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch
• Bulgarian: преврат (prevrat) — the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch
• Finnish: kumous — the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch
• Finnish: mullistus — the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch
• French: subversion — the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch
• French: renversement — the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch
• Galician: subversión — the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch
• German: Subversion — the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch
• Greek: υπονόμευση (yponómefsi) — the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch
• Greek: ανατροπή (anatropí) — the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch
• Indonesian: subversi — the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch
• Irish: suaitheadh — the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch
• Japanese: 倒す (taosu) — the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch
• Japanese: 転覆 (tenpuku) — the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch
• Persian: براندازی (barândâzi) — the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch
• Portuguese: subversão — the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch
• Russian: низверже́ние (nizveržénije) — the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch
• Russian: сверже́ние (sveržénije) — the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch
• Russian: низложе́ние (nizložénije) — the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch
• Spanish: subversión — the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch
• Swedish: subversion — the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch
• Turkish: bozulma — the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch
• Turkish: yıkılma — the act of overthrowing a government, a ruler or a monarch
• Bulgarian: подривна дейност (podrivna dejnost) — systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within
• Dutch: omverwerping — systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within
• Finnish: kumouksellisuus — systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within
• Finnish: valtionvastainen toiminta — systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within
• French: subversion — systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within
• French: renversement — systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within
• Galician: subversión — systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within
• German: Subversion — systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within
• Greek: υπονόμευση (yponómefsi) — systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within
• Irish: suaitheadh — systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within
• Japanese: 転覆 (tenpuku) — systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within
• Japanese: 破壊 (hakai) — systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within
• Japanese: 倒す (taosu) — systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within
• Persian: براندازی (barândâzi) — systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within
• Portuguese: subversão — systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within
• Russian: подры́в (podrýv) — systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within
• Russian: подрывна́я де́ятельность (podryvnája déjatelʹnostʹ) — systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within
• Russian: антиправительственная де́ятельность (antipravitelʹstvennaja déjatelʹnostʹ) — systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within
• Spanish: desestabilización — systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within
• Swedish: subversion — systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within
• Turkish: hükümeti devirme — systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within