different between perdition vs subversion

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French perdiciun, from Late Latin perditio, from Latin perdo (“I destroy, I lose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??(?).?d?.??n/
• Hyphenation: per?di?tion
• Rhymes: -???n

Noun

perdition (countable and uncountable, plural perditions)

1. Eternal damnation.
2. Hell.
3. Absolute ruin.

Synonyms

• abyss
• Hades
• inferno
• netherworld
• underworld
• hell

Translations

Anagrams

• direption, tropidine

French

Etymology

From Old French perdiciun, borrowed from Late Latin perditio, perditionem, from Latin perdo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??.di.sj??/

Noun

perdition f (plural perditions)

1. perdition

Related terms

• perdre

Further reading

• “perdition” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology 1

From Old French subversion.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??(?)??n

Noun

subversion (countable and uncountable, plural subversions)

1. The act of subverting or the condition of being subverted.
2. A systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within; undermining.

Related terms

• subversive
• subvert

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 2

sub- +? version

Noun

subversion (plural subversions)

1. A revision considered more similar to preceding subversions than a revision deemed a new "version" is to preceding versions.

Related terms

• subversioning

French

Etymology

From Late Latin subversionem, accusative singular of subversi?.

Noun

subversion f (plural subversions)

1. corruption

Further reading

• “subversion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin subversi?.

Noun

subversion f (oblique plural subversions, nominative singular subversion, nominative plural subversions)

1. subversion (overthrowing)

Swedish

Noun

subversion c

1. subversion

Declension

Related terms

• subversiv