Overthrowal

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /əʊvəˈθɹəʊəl/

Origin

From overthrow + -al.

Full definition of overthrowal

Noun

1. The act of overthrowing something or someone.
• 1942: 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. — Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Canongate 2006, p. 818)