Contextualizebeta

subversive

adj
/səbˈvɝsɪv/US/səbˈvɜːsɪv/UK

Etymology

See subvert and -ive.

Definitions

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

    • subversive influence
    • subversive message
    • subversive government

  2. A radical supporter of political or social revolution.

  3. One who subverts, a saboteur, provocateur, or propagandist.

The neighborhood

Derived

antisubversive, countersubversive, nonsubversive

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for subversive. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA