verb🔗ShareTo overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly."The student subverted the teacher's authority by constantly interrupting the lesson and encouraging others to do the same. "politicsgovernmentactionsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to corrupt; to confound."A dictator stays in power only as long as he manages to subvert the will of his people."mindpoliticsgovernmentsocietymoralcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo upturn convention from the foundation by undermining it (literally, to turn from beneath)."The teacher subverted the usual classroom routine by having students teach each other the lesson instead of lecturing. "politicsculturesocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
