The noun forms of the verb to subvert are subverter, subversion, and the gerund, subverting.

Bettina Bruns has written:

'Subverting borders' -- subject(s): Smuggling, Borderlands

Athens, after becoming the leader of the Delian League and subverting it, became the ruler of an empire spanning the Aegean.

The narrator of "Notes from Underground" enjoyed making his superior officers unhappy by deliberately acting against their wishes and frustrating their attempts to control him. He took pleasure in challenging authority and subverting societal expectations.