日本語WordNet
cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
destroy completely; "we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis"
AIによる解説
A verb meaning to overthrow, undermine, or weaken an established system, authority, or values. Carries the nuance of destruction from within.
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The comedian's act subverts audience expectations.
そのコメディアンの芸は観客の期待を裏切ります。
Pronunciation data from ipa-dict (MIT License) based on cmudict-ipa by @lingz