Meaning & use
subvert
To undermine or weaken the power, authority, or stability of an established system.
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The propaganda campaign aimed to subvert public trust in the election results.
The novel subverts traditional fairy tale expectations by giving the villain a happy ending.
A note on using this word
Subvert can describe undermining political authority or, in art and literature, cleverly overturning expected conventions or tropes.
Words with a similar meaning
underminesabotage
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