Synonyms for subversion
səbˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃənsub·ver·sion

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1. corruption, subversionnoun

   destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity

   "corruption of a minor"; "the big city's subversion of rural innocence"

   Synonyms:
   depravation, rottenness, putrefaction, putridness, degeneracy, putrescence, corruptness, depravity, corruption, subversive activity

2. subversion, subversive activitynoun

   the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government

   Synonyms:
   corruption, subversive activity

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1. subversionnoun

   Synonyms:
   overturn, inversion

2. subversionnoun

   Synonyms:
   overthrow, destruction, demolition, ruin

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1. List of paraphrases for "subversion":

   subversive, sabotage, overthrow, vandalism, destabilization

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1. Paulo Roseno:

   I don't think we're going to have a coup in the classic sense with the military on the street, like what happened in 1964, what I think is more likely to happen is an attempted coup, some kind of subversion of democracy... or any attempt to delay the electoral process by introducing doubts about the legitimacy of the process.

2. Dwight D Eisenhower:

   Here in America we are descended in blood and in spirit from revolutionists and rebels - men and women who dare to dissent from accepted doctrine. As their heirs, may we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.

3. Dwight D. Eisenhower:

   Here in America we are descended in blood and in spirit from revolutionists and rebels - men and women who dare to dissent from accepted doctrine. As their heirs, we may never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.

4. Liu Xiaoyuan:

   For the crime to become as serious as state subversion, it's a completely political charge.

5. Li Yuhan:

   Wang Yu has provided her legal services to people on the lowest rungs of society. I never thought that she would be charged with subversion of state power, i just don't understand this.