English noun: subversion | |||
1. | subversion (act) destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity | ||
Samples | Corruption of a minor. The big city's subversion of rural innocence. | ||
Synonyms | corruption | ||
Broader (hypernym) | debasement, degradation | ||
2. | subversion (act) the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government | ||
Synonyms | subversive activity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | overthrow | ||