overturn
/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɜː(ɹ)n/ noun C2- A turning over or upside-down; inversion.
- The overturning or overthrow of some institution or state of affairs; ruin.
Plural overturns
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Nevertheless, it is necessary that my will should be respected in my family, and that the folly of an old man and the caprice of a child should not be allowed to overturn a project which I have entertained for so many years.
The repast was magnificent; Monte Cristo had endeavored completely to overturn the Parisian ideas, and to feed the curiosity as much as the appetite of his guests.
Now we discover our error; a title and promotion attach you to the government we wish to overturn.
Overturn the world, change its character, yield to mad ideas, be even criminal—but live.”
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