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subversion Definition

sub·ver·sion (səb vʉrz̸hən, -s̸hən)

noun

a subverting or being subverted; ruin; overthrow

Etymology: OFr < L subversio

subversion Synonyms

subversion

n.

ruin, overthrow, subversive activities, un-American activities, destruction; see also defeat 2, revolution 2.

subversion Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • democracy: The Treaty of Rome was the result of a subversion of democracy.
  • identity: Gender Trouble: feminism and the subversion of identity.
  • order: The most fearful scenes were the result of this high-handed subversion of all existing order.
  • genre: It has all the superficial appearance of a Kailyard novel and yet is a subtle subversion of that genre.
  • constitution: The end of the contest would be the subversion of the constitution.

Converse of object

  • use: First, you'll need to check out the latest version from the trunk using Subversion.
  • configure: Summary In this brief article, I have tried to highlight basic parameters and options usable for configuring Subversion with or without Apache.
  • install: You can also browse the subversion repository via the web, and download a tarball if you do not have subversion installed.
  • encourage: It is true that encouraging this practice would encourage subversion of a certain type " .

Adjective modifier

  • communist: She was merely exposing the step-by-step battle plan of Communist subversion of the Catholic Church.
  • internal: The meeting will take place on a planetoid impervious to outside attack or internal subversion in any way.
  • political: Record company businessmen wanted them to be more commercial and play down the political subversion.
  • radical: This is the reason why electricity pylon number collecting has gained such a reputation for anarchistic or radical subversion.
  • potential: Pseudonyms would be necessary for all Elizabethan and Jacobean dramatists, if their work is measured for potential subversion.
  • subtle: Is this reason enough to welcome the new Act as subtle subversion?

Modifies a noun

  • repository: Access to the subversion repository is available on request.
  • server: I have a small, old machine I use as a subversion server.
  • client: To check the source out, do the following: Firstly, ensure that you have a subversion client installed.

Noun used with modifier

  • gender: In other words, the possibility of gender subversion is introduced, but not realized.
subversion Quotes

I do not like subversion or disloyalty in any form and if I had ever seen any I would have considered it my duty to have reported it to the proper authorities.But to hurt innocent people whom I knew many years ago in order to save myself is to me inhuman and indecent and dishonorable.

—Hellman, Lillian Florence