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Circumvention vs Subversion - What's the difference?

circumvention | subversion |

As nouns the difference between circumvention and subversion

is that circumvention is the act of evading by going around (bypassing) while subversion is subversion.

circumvention

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of evading by going around (bypassing).
  • The act of prevailing over another by arts, address, or fraud; deception; fraud; imposture; delusion.
    • A school in which he learns sly circumvention . --.

    subversion

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of subverting or the condition of being subverted.
  • A systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within; undermining.

    • Related terms

    * subversive * subvert