subvertverb [ T ]
uk/səbˈvɜːt/us/səbˈvɝːt/formalto try to destroy or damage something, especially an established political system:
The rebel army is attempting to subvert the government.
Our best intentions are sometimes subverted by our natural tendency to selfishness.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Deteriorating and making worse
- a step backwards idiom
- a turn of the screw idiom
- add
- afford
- aggravate
- backslide
- compound
- decline
- degrade
- disintegrate
- dog
- downgrade
- downhill
- exacerbate
- regress
- retrograde
- retrogress
- run yourself down
- seed
- slip
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