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overthrown

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˌoʊvɝˈθɹoʊn// UK //ˌəʊvəθɹˈəʊn// over·thrown

adj. removed from power by force. You use this to describe a leader or a government that has been defeated and replaced.

adj. removed from a position of power or authority by force or strategy. Often used predicatively after a linking verb to describe the state of a fallen regime or leader.


SIMPLE

The overthrown leader fled the country.

CONTEXTUAL

After the revolution, the overthrown government was replaced by a temporary council of citizens.

COMPLEX

Historians often debate whether the overthrown monarchy could have survived if it had implemented economic reforms earlier in the decade.

Synonyms
Usage

Participial adjective; often follows linking verbs like 'be', 'become', or 'remain'.

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