subversive

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EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /səbˈvɜɹsɪv/
• Rhymes: -ɜɹsɪv
• Hyphenation: sub‧ver‧sive

EtymologyEdit

See to subvert.

AdjectiveEdit

subversive (comparative more subversive, superlative most subversive)

1. Intending to subvert, overturn or undermine a government or authority.

Derived termsEdit

Terms derived from subversive

• antisubversive
• countersubversive
• nonsubversive

• subversively
• subversiveness
• subversivism

SynonymsEdit

• insurgent, seditious

TranslationsEdit

intending to subvert

• Catalan: subversiu
• Finnish: kumouksellinen
• French: subversif (fr)
• German: subversiv (de)
• Greek: υπονομευτικός (el) m (yponomeftikós), ανατρεπτικός (el) m (anatreptikós)
• Norwegian: please add this translation if you can

• Portuguese: subversivo (pt)
• Romanian: subversiv (ro)
• Russian: подрывно́й (ru) (podryvnój)
• Spanish: subversivo
• Swedish: omstörtande, subversiv (sv)

NounEdit

subversive (plural subversives)

1. A radical supporter of political or social revolution.

Derived termsEdit

• antisubversive
• countersubversive
• nonsubversive

SynonymsEdit

• revolutionist, revolutionary, subverter

TranslationsEdit

a radical supporter of political or social revolution

• Finnish: kumouksellinen, vallankumouksellinen (fi)
• Greek: ανατροπέας (el) m, f (anatropéas)

• Portuguese: subversivo (pt) m
• Swedish: samhällsomstörtare c

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FrenchEdit

AdjectiveEdit

subversive

1. feminine singular of subversif

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GermanEdit

AdjectiveEdit

subversive

1. inflected form of subversiv

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SwedishEdit

AdjectiveEdit

subversive

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of subversiv.