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overthrowing

UK
/ˌəʊvəˈθrəʊɪŋ/
US
/ˌoʊvərˈθroʊɪŋ/

Translations

overthrowingnoun
overthrowings
pl
renversementEmployé surtout en contexte politique ou de prise de pouvoir par la force.
The overthrowing of the government led to a period of political instability.
Le renversement du gouvernement a conduit à une période d'instabilité politique.
Synonyms
displacement
removal
overthrow
dethronement
toppling
overthrowinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˌəʊvəˈθrəʊɪŋ/
US
/ˌoʊvərˈθroʊɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe agents or forces engaged in overthrowing.
renversantEmploi adjectival rare, surtout dans un contexte politique ou historique.
The overthrowing rebels advanced toward the palace.
Les rebelles renversants avancèrent vers le palais.
Synonyms
toppling-over
unseating
displacing
upending
uprooting
ousting
deposing
dethroning
subverting
overturning
toppling
overthrowverb

overthrowing

Gerund

overthrew
Past Simple
overthrown
Past Participle
overthrowing
Gerund
UK
/ˌəʊvəˈθrəʊ/
US
/ˌoʊvərˈθroʊ/
The rebels aimed to overthrow the government.
Les rebelles visaient à renverser le gouvernement.
Additional translations
lancer trop loinSport.
Synonyms
topple
unseat
dethrone
displace
upend
overturn
subvert
remove
Antonyms
maintain
support
establish

Definitions

overthrowingnoun
The act of removing someone from power, typically by force.
The overthrowing of the government led to a period of political instability.
overthrowinggerund / present participle
Engaged in or effecting the act of overthrowing.
The overthrowing rebels advanced toward the palace.
overthrowverb
To remove forcibly from power.
The rebels aimed to overthrow the government.
To throw a ball or other object beyond the intended target.
The quarterback overthrew the receiver, resulting in an incomplete pass.
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