overthrowal

English

Etymology

overthrow +‎ -al

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /əʊvəˈθɹəʊəl/

Noun

overthrowal (plural overthrowals)

  1. The act of overthrowing something or someone.
    • 1942, Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, Canongate, published 2006, page 818:
      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.
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