subversive
adjectivenounattested in dialogue
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Intending to subvert, overturn, undermine or debase.
adjective
- 1
Intending to subvert, overturn, undermine or debase.
subversive influence
subversive message
subversive government
subversive society
Etymology
See subvert and -ive.
noun
- 1
A radical supporter of political or social revolution.
- 2
One who subverts, a saboteur, provocateur, or propagandist.
Forms
- plural
- subversives
- comparative
- more subversive
- superlative
- most subversive
subtle · Senses relating to tangible things. Of an action or movement:…suburban · Relating to or characteristic of or situated on the outskirts…suburbs · The populated area surrounding a city.
subversive · Intending to subvert, overturn, undermine or debase.
subway · An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people…succeed · To follow something in sequence or time.success · The achievement of one's aim or goal.