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How to pronounce subversion in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms subversive activity
Type of overthrow
Derivation subvert
Type Words
Synonyms corruption
Type of debasement, degradation
Derivation subvert


the big city's subversion of rural innocence.

Examples of subversion

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Liu Xiaobo, 54, a literary critic, is serving an 11-year sentence for subversion.
From the suntimes.com
The stationing of military personnel in 1951 was to suppress riots or subversion.
From the economist.com
Beijing routinely uses the charge of subversion to imprison dissidents for years.
From the infowars.com
As often happens with subversion in America, surfing quickly became a business.
From the economist.com
He was convicted in the subversion case in 2006, but was released on probation.
From the huffingtonpost.com
A court in China sentenced Chen Xi, to 10 years in jail for subversion on Monday.
From the globalspin.blogs.time.com
He was convicted of subversion in 2006 and given a three-year suspended sentence.
From the time.com
The army, which had stood neutrally by as Rhee was toppled, suspected subversion.
From the time.com
Sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for inciting subversion in 2008.
From the independent.co.uk
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  • Corruption: 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"
  • The act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government
  • Subversion refers to an attempt to overthrow the established order of a society, its structures of power, authority, exploitation, servitude, and hierarchy; examples of such structures include the state. It is an overturning or uprooting. ...
  • The Theory of Subversion and Containment is a theory discussed by Stephen Greenblatt in his essay Invisible Bullets. Subversion and Containment is a means of control. At its simplest level this is achieved by manipulating the fact that another has doubt in their beliefs. ...
  • In software development, Apache Subversion (formerly called Subversion , command name svn) is a revision control system founded and sponsored in 2000 by CollabNet Inc. ...
  • Irreligious, released in 1996, is the second full-length album by the Portuguese band Moonspell. It features some of the best-known songs of the band, such as Opium, Ruin & Misery, Awake and Full Moon Madness. ...
  • Stargate Universe is a Canadian-American military science fiction television series created by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper as a spin off from its sister shows, Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis.
  • Subversion is the name for a planned game from Introversion Software. It makes heavy use of procedurally generated content. A generator capable of building a model city, complete with buildings, roads and highways was demonstrated at an Imperial College Games and Media event. ...
  • Occurs when an intruder modifies the operation of the intrusion detector to force false negatives to occur.