overthrow

1 the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)

2 the act of disturbing the mind or body; "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living" [syn: upset, derangement]

1 cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class" [syn: subvert, overturn, bring down]

2 rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" [syn: overrule, overturn, override, reverse] [also: overthrown, overthrew]overthrown See overthrow

English

Pronunciation

• /ovəɻ'θɻɔʊn/

Verb

overthrown

all up with, ausgespielt, bankrupt, beat, beaten, belied, bested, blasted, blighted, broken, confounded, confuted, defeated, deflated, denied, desolated, destroyed, devastated, discarded, discomfited, discredited, dismissed, disproved, disputed, done for, done in, down, down-and-out, exploded, exposed, fallen, finished, fixed, floored, gone to pot, hors de combat, impugned, in ruins, invalidated, irremediable, kaput, lambasted, lathered, licked, negated, negatived, on the skids, outdone, overborne, overcome, overmastered, overmatched, overpowered, overridden, overturned, overwhelmed, panicked, punctured, put to rout, ravaged, refuted, rejected, routed, ruined, ruinous, scattered, settled, shown up, silenced, skinned, skinned alive, spoiled, stampeded, trimmed, trounced, undone, upset, wasted, whelmed, whipped, worsted, wrecked