subversive

English

Etymology

See subvert and -ive.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /səbˈvɝsɪv/, /sʌb-/, /-vɚsɪv/, [səbˈβɝsɪv], [səb̪ˈvɝsɪv]
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /səbˈvɜːsɪv/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)sɪv
• Hyphenation: sub‧ver‧sive

Adjective

subversive (comparative more subversive, superlative most subversive)

1. Intending to subvert, overturn, undermine or debase.

   subversive influence

   subversive message

   subversive government

   subversive society

Synonyms

• insurgent, seditious

Derived terms

• antisubversive
• countersubversive
• nonsubversive
• subversive basics
• subversively
• subversiveness
• subversivism

Related terms

• subversion
• superversive

Translations

intending to subvert

Bulgarian: подривен (podriven), подмолен (bg) (podmolen) Catalan: subversiu Danish: undergravende Finnish: kumouksellinen (fi) French: subversif (fr) German: subversiv (de) Greek: ανατρεπτικός (el) (anatreptikós) Hungarian: felforgató (hu) Indonesian: subversif (id) Maori: maninikē Norwegian: please add this translation if you can Polish: burzycielski, przewrotowy, wywrotowy (pl) Portuguese: subversivo (pt) Romanian: subversiv (ro) Russian: подрывно́й (ru) (podryvnój) Spanish: subversivo (es) Swedish: omstörtande, subversiv (sv) Ukrainian: підривни́й (pidryvnýj)

Noun

subversive (plural subversives)

1. A radical supporter of political or social revolution.
2. One who subverts, a saboteur, provocateur, or propagandist.

Synonyms

• revolutionist, revolutionary, subverter

Derived terms

• antisubversive
• countersubversive
• nonsubversive

Translations

a radical supporter of political or social revolution

Finnish: kumouksellinen (fi), vallankumouksellinen (fi) Greek: ανατροπέας (el) m or f (anatropéas) Polish: dywersant (pl) m, dywersantka f, przewrotowiec m, wywrotowiec m Portuguese: subversivo (pt) m Russian: революционер (ru) m (revoljucioner) Swedish: samhällsomstörtare c

French

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Adjective

subversive

1. feminine singular of subversif

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Adjective

subversive

1. inflection of subversiv:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Swedish

Adjective

subversive

1. definite natural masculine singular of subversiv