Both Uses of
subversion
in
Childhood's End
- They had left it completely alone, as indeed they ignored most human activities that were not subversive or did not offend their codes of behaviour.†
Chpt 17 *
- Whether the Colony's aims could be called subversive was uncertain.†
Chpt 17
Definition:
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(subversion) gradual destruction (of something previously established) -- such as a government, rule, or belief