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subversion: the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government

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undermining collapse

indoctrination collapse: teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically

somersault collapse: an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return; do a somersault

demolition collapse: the act of demolishing

clean sweep collapse

counterrevolution collapse: a revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution

mutiny collapse: open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers); engage in a mutiny against an authority

turnover collapse: a dish made by folding a piece of pastry over a filling

clean slate collapse

rebuttal collapse: the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument

overset collapse

refutation collapse: the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"; "in defense he said the other man started it"

tabula rasa collapse: a young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke)

cataclysm collapse

downfall collapse: failure that results in a loss of position or reputation

debacle collapse: a sudden and violent collapse; flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer

sabotage collapse: a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged; destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"

upturn collapse: an upward movement or trend as in business activity

revulsion collapse

breakdown collapse: an analysis into mutually exclusive categories; a cessation of normal operation; "there was a power breakdown"; a mental or physical breakdown

upheaval collapse: (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)

breakup collapse

contradiction collapse: the speech act of contradicting someone; "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction"; (logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction"; opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas

squelch collapse: suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"; walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow"; make a sucking sound

overturn collapse: an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"; turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over"; cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer"

catastrophe collapse: a sudden violent change in the earth's surface; a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune; "lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system"; "his policies were a disaster"

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