overthrowal

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UK/əʊvəˈθɹəʊəl/

noun

The act of overthrowing something or someone.

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Meanings

nounoverthrowal (plural overthrowals)

plural overthrowals

  1. The act of overthrowing something or someone.

    So he will interfere with natural growth by subjecting himself to unnatural discipline and putting himself to impossible tasks, such as the upsetting of kings and the overthrowal of empires.

    1942, Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, Canongate, published 2006, →ISBN, page 818

Origin

From overthrow + -al.

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APA

overthrowal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overthrowal

MLA

“overthrowal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overthrowal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overthrowal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overthrowal.

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