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Subvert meaning
To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly. | To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to corrupt; to confound. | To upturn convention from the foundation by undermining it (literally, to turn from beneath).
Synonyms of Subvert
Example sentences (20)
A blatant attempt to subvert justice and keep corrupt, criminal politicians in power.
Akase while stating that the APC were undermining the Ortom administration said, “The APC in Benue State is on a desperate mission to subvert the administration of Governor Samuel Ortom whose tenure will constitutionally last till May 29, 2023.
Almost to a fault, "Barry" continues to subvert expectations, inventing a new kind of action choreography that never plays out in a conventional way.
Amid Donald Trump’s desperate bid to subvert the 2020 election, a top adviser, Boris Epshteyn, sent out an “urgent POTUS request” to a small group of allies.
Arguably as consequential is the way that this shift promises to subvert our assumptions about how we should pursue happiness — and the very legitimacy of chasing contentment abroad.
Both are prosecuting Trump over his efforts to subvert the election, with Willis’ case being confined to Georgia.
But his satires have infiltrated the lexicon of American popular culture precisely because their humor is rooted in a desire to subvert.
But, in an effort to subvert expectations, neither happened; Kirby survived being stabbed and shot several times by Ghostface, while Gale miraculously survived an extended chase sequence fitting of a character sendoff.
Contrary to Craig Mazin's comments on Bury Your Gays, Episode 3 does not so much subvert the trope as much as it doubles down on it.
He urged media organisations, judicial authorities and civil societies to be watchful and cautious to avoid being used as instruments to subvert peace and stability in Nigeria.
Hunt echoed the sentiment in his AMA, saying that he wanted to subvert the expectation that the male and female lead must get together.
I felt a tension of being policed in expressions of desire that jut against heterosexual norms; the ways that these expectations make contact with our bodies, and the empowering ways we can subvert this through art.
In August, Giuliani was indicted with Trump and others in Georgia on charges he acted as Trump's chief co-conspirator in a plot to subvert Biden's victory.
Instead, we found a woman who knew how to play off people’s perceptions of her and completely subvert them.
Is there anything you’re starkly trying to avoid as generic or trying to subvert?
Mark Meadows is facing intense legal scrutiny for his role in Donald Trump’s effort to subvert the 2020 election.
More broadly, Trump hasn’t offered any bigger explanation for his weeks-long push to subvert the election.
More than a shocking twist created just to subvert expectations, the Rey “no one” reveal encapsulated ’s perfect message – anyone could be the hero of their own story.
So, when I thought about what I might do in the world, I was quickly drawn to the idea of doing something that would subvert some expectations and change up the setting and the context and the characters.
The new strategy identifies 12 national security issues, ranging from terrorism and climate change to attempts to subvert New Zealand democracy.