subversaln.

Brit.

/səbˈvəːsl/, U.S.

/səbˈvərs(ə)l/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin subvers- , subvertere , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin subvers-, past participial stem of subvertere subvert v. + -al suffix¹, after reversal n. Compare earlier subversion n.

Now rare.

= subversion n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [noun] > overthrow of a person, institution, belief, etc.

fallOE

confusionc1290

subversiona1325

overthrowingc1330

overturninga1398

downcasta1400

wrackc1400

downcastingc1425

eversionc1425

profligationc1475

demolitionc1550

overturec1555

wreck1577

overturnc1592

racking?1689

upsetting1827

subversal1843

demolishment1884

1843 Morning Post 24 Feb. 5/3 The most atrocious and extravagant of which [theories] is..the subversal of the sovereign authority.

1893 National Observer 11 Nov. 654/1 Endless subversals of ‘public form’.

1898 H. B. M. Watson Advent. vii. 98 My ideas were destined to a rude subversal.

1933 Stud. Philol. 30 51 With the subversal of his authority, we behold the subversal of authority in all social relationships.

1979 A. White Diary 26 Nov. (1993) vi. 319 I think the moves have badly (affected) my sight, as have all these shocks and complete subversal of my ordinary way of life.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	subversal
释义	subversaln. Brit. /səbˈvəːsl/, U.S. /səbˈvərs(ə)l/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin subvers- , subvertere , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin subvers-, past participial stem of subvertere subvert v. + -al suffix¹, after reversal n. Compare earlier subversion n. Now rare. = subversion n. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [noun] > overthrow of a person, institution, belief, etc. fallOE confusionc1290 subversiona1325 overthrowingc1330 overturninga1398 downcasta1400 wrackc1400 downcastingc1425 eversionc1425 profligationc1475 demolitionc1550 overturec1555 wreck1577 overturnc1592 racking?1689 upsetting1827 subversal1843 demolishment1884 1843 Morning Post 24 Feb. 5/3 The most atrocious and extravagant of which [theories] is..the subversal of the sovereign authority. 1893 National Observer 11 Nov. 654/1 Endless subversals of ‘public form’. 1898 H. B. M. Watson Advent. vii. 98 My ideas were destined to a rude subversal. 1933 Stud. Philol. 30 51 With the subversal of his authority, we behold the subversal of authority in all social relationships. 1979 A. White Diary 26 Nov. (1993) vi. 319 I think the moves have badly (affected) my sight, as have all these shocks and complete subversal of my ordinary way of life. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1843
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