overthrow

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. (transitive) To bring about the downfall of (a government, etc.), especially by force; to usurp.
2. (archaic, transitive) To throw down to the ground, to overturn.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A removal, especially of a ruler or government, by force or threat of force; usurpation.
2. (archaic, countable, rare, uncountable) An act of throwing something to the ground; an overturning.

Noun

1. A throw that goes too far.
2. A throw that goes too far.

Concepts

renverser

détruire

renversement

abattre

faire tomber

abattage

déposer

retourner

surmonter

vaincre

limogeage

précipiter

arnaquer

anéantir

mettre à bas

ruiner

déresponsabilisation

mettre en biais

verser

coup d’État

faire chavirer

détrôner

chute

basculer

Synonymes

overturn

topple

defeat

upset

subvert

bring down

ruin

destroy

tumble

reverse

vanquish

capsize

subversion

depose

throw down

quash

dethrone

beat

fall

demolish

overcome

turn

overset

turn over

coup

tip over

collapse

surmount

turnover

override

overrule

dash

💨

topple over

down

win over

wreck

annihilate

downfall

undermine

spill

strike down

reversal

pull down

putsch

loss

mutiny

knockdown

lay down

oust

plunge

Traductions

umstürzen

stürzen

rovesciare

derribar

derrocar

subverter

ανατρέπω

omverwerpen

zerstören

destruir

derrotar

omverwerping

verslaan

niederreißen

destruir

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/əʊvəˈθɹəʊ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: overthrowen

Appartenant à néerlandais: overdraaien

Appartenant à allemand: überdrehen

Appartenant à ancien anglais: oferweorpan

Hérité de moyen anglais: overthrow

In summary

From Middle English overthrowen, equivalent to over- + throw. Compare Dutch overdraaien, German überdrehen, Old English oferweorpan (“to overthrow”).
For the noun sense, compare Middle English overthrow, overthrowe (“destruction, downfall”), from the verb.