Subversion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/səbvˈɜːʒən/

🇬🇧British English

/səbvˈɜːʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/səbvˈɜːʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /səbvˈɜːʒən/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

corruption subversive activity

Parts of Speech

noun	destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity “corruption of a minor”
noun	the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government

Word Forms

corrupt	verb	corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
subvert	verb	corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

subversión

destruir la honestidad o lealtad de alguien (o de algún grupo); socavando la integridad moral

🇮🇹Italian

sovversione

distruggere l'onestà o la lealtà di qualcuno (o di qualche gruppo); minando l’integrità morale

🇳🇱Dutch

ondermijning

het vernietigen van iemands eerlijkheid of loyaliteit (of van een bepaalde groep); het ondermijnen van de morele integriteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

subversão

destruir a honestidade ou lealdade de alguém (ou de algum grupo); minando a integridade moral

🇷🇺Russian

подрывная деятельность

разрушение чьей-либо (или некоторой группы) честности или лояльности; подрыв моральной целостности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विनाश

🇧🇩Bengali

বিপর্যয়

কারো (বা কিছু গোষ্ঠীর) সততা বা আনুগত্য ধ্বংস করা; নৈতিক সততা হ্রাস করা

🇮🇳Tamil

அடிபணிதல்

ஒருவரின் (அல்லது சில குழுவின்) நேர்மை அல்லது விசுவாசத்தை அழித்தல்; தார்மீக ஒருமைப்பாட்டைக் குறைமதிப்பிற்கு உட்படுத்துகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

అణచివేత

ఒకరి (లేదా కొన్ని సమూహం) నిజాయితీ లేదా విధేయతను నాశనం చేయడం; నైతిక సమగ్రతను దెబ్బతీస్తోంది

🇮🇳Marathi

विध्वंस

एखाद्याचा (किंवा काही गटाचा) प्रामाणिकपणा किंवा निष्ठा नष्ट करणे; नैतिक अखंडता कमी करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

તોડફોડ

કોઈની (અથવા અમુક જૂથની) પ્રમાણિકતા અથવા વફાદારીનો નાશ કરવો; નૈતિક અખંડિતતાને નબળી પાડે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಧ್ವಂಸಕತೆ

ಯಾರೊಬ್ಬರ (ಅಥವಾ ಕೆಲವು ಗುಂಪಿನ) ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕತೆ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಷ್ಠೆಯನ್ನು ನಾಶಪಡಿಸುವುದು; ನೈತಿಕ ಸಮಗ್ರತೆಯನ್ನು ದುರ್ಬಲಗೊಳಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അട്ടിമറി

ഒരാളുടെ (അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ചില ഗ്രൂപ്പുകളുടെ) സത്യസന്ധതയോ വിശ്വസ്തതയോ നശിപ്പിക്കുക; ധാർമ്മിക സമഗ്രതയെ തുരങ്കം വയ്ക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਲਟਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਦੀ (ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਸਮੂਹ ਦੀ) ਇਮਾਨਦਾਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਵਫ਼ਾਦਾਰੀ ਨੂੰ ਨਸ਼ਟ ਕਰਨਾ; ਨੈਤਿਕ ਅਖੰਡਤਾ ਨੂੰ ਕਮਜ਼ੋਰ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بغاوت

کسی کی (یا کسی گروہ کی) دیانت یا وفاداری کو تباہ کرنا؛ اخلاقی سالمیت کو نقصان پہنچانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

颠覆

破坏某人（或某个群体）的诚实或忠诚；破坏道德操守

🇯🇵Japanese

転覆

誰か（または一部のグループ）の誠実さや忠誠心を破壊すること。道徳的誠実さを損なう

🇰🇷Korean

파괴

누군가(또는 일부 그룹)의 정직성이나 충성심을 파괴하는 행위 도덕적 완전성을 훼손하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lật đổ

phá hủy sự trung thực hoặc lòng trung thành của ai đó (hoặc của một số nhóm); phá hoại sự liêm chính đạo đức

🇹🇭Thai

การโค่นล้ม

ทำลายความซื่อสัตย์หรือความภักดีของใครบางคน (หรือบางกลุ่ม) บ่อนทำลายคุณธรรม

🇮🇩Indonesian

subversi

menghancurkan kejujuran atau kesetiaan seseorang (atau kelompok tertentu); merusak integritas moral

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbabagsak

pagsira sa katapatan o katapatan ng isang tao (o ng ilang grupo); sumisira sa moral na integridad

🇲🇾Malay

subversif

memusnahkan kejujuran atau kesetiaan seseorang (atau sesetengah kumpulan); menjejaskan integriti moral

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التخريب

تدمير صدق أو ولاء شخص ما (أو مجموعة ما)؛ تقويض النزاهة الأخلاقية

🇮🇷Persian

براندازی

از بین بردن صداقت یا وفاداری یک نفر (یا گروهی)؛ تضعیف تمامیت اخلاقی

🇹🇷Turkish

yıkıcılık

birinin (veya bir grubun) dürüstlüğünü veya sadakatini yok etmek; Ahlaki bütünlüğü baltalamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

חַתרָנוּת

הרס היושר או הנאמנות של מישהו (או של קבוצה כלשהי); פגיעה ביושרה המוסרית

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The primary meaning of 'subversion' is 'destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity'.

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