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subversive
[suhb-vur-siv]
adjective
Also subversionary tending or intending to subvert or overthrow, destroy, or undermine an established or existing system, especially a legally constituted government or a set of beliefs.
noun
a person who adopts subversive principles or policies.
subversive
/ səbˈvɜːsɪv /
adjective
liable to subvert or overthrow a government, legally constituted institution, etc
noun
a person engaged in subversive activities, etc
Other Word Forms
- subversively adverb
- subversivism noun
- subversiveness noun
- countersubversive noun
- nonsubversive adjective
- nonsubversively adverb
- nonsubversiveness noun
- self-subversive adjective
- unsubversive adjective
- unsubversively adverb
- unsubversiveness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of subversive1
Example Sentences
His subversive reflection was that centre-left parties had been "squeamish" about saying things that were "clearly true" about controlling borders.
The White House feeds its preferred outlets — Real America’s Voice, Right Side Broadcasting, Fox News and a handful of right-wing influencers — while starving mainstream reporters of access and painting them as subversive threats.
We already have a chief executive who has repeatedly demonstrated that he sees himself as the president of red America, of those who support him unequivocally, with everyone else regarded as evil or subversive.
Smart, subversive and funny, the album contains some painfully sharp observations on relationships and impossible beauty standards that had her "trying to wax my legs with tape" at the age of nine.
The failure to act has real-world consequences, allowing subversive actors to exploit the American political system and bankroll extremism through supposed cultural or charitable outreach.
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