Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun subversion

2 senses of subversion

Sense 1
corruption, subversion -- (destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity; "corruption of a minor"; "the big city's subversion of rural innocence")
       => degradation, debasement -- (changing to a lower state (a less respected state))

Sense 2
subversion, subversive activity -- (the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government)
       => overthrow -- (the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force))