"subversive" meaning in English

See subversive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /səbˈvɝsɪv/ [General-American], /sʌb-/ [General-American], /-vɚsɪv/ [General-American], [səbˈβɝsɪv] [General-American], [səb̪ˈvɝsɪv] [General-American], /səbˈvɜːsɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-subversive.wav Forms: more subversive [comparative], most subversive [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)sɪv Etymology: See subvert and -ive. Head templates: {{en-adj}} subversive (comparative more subversive, superlative most subversive)
  1. Intending to subvert, overturn, undermine or debase. Synonyms: insurgent, seditious Derived forms: subversive basics, subversively, subversiveness, subversivism Related terms: subversion, superversive Translations (intending to subvert): подривен (podriven) (Bulgarian), подмолен (podmolen) (Bulgarian), subversiu (Catalan), undergravende (Danish), kumouksellinen (Finnish), subversif (French), subversiv (German), ανατρεπτικός (anatreptikós) (Greek), felforgató (Hungarian), subversif (Indonesian), maninikē (Maori), burzycielski (Polish), przewrotowy (Polish), wywrotowy (Polish), subversivo (Portuguese), subversiv (Romanian), подрывно́й (podryvnój) (Russian), subversivo (Spanish), omstörtande (Swedish), subversiv (Swedish), підривни́й (pidryvnýj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-subversive-en-adj-ehX7kR6g Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 12 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 75 4 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 41 4 23 2 2 23 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 2 26 1 1 28 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 60 16 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 68 9 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 78 6 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 68 9 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 67 10 24 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 68 9 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 59 16 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 56 19 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 55 16 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 64 10 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 64 9 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 59 17 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 68 9 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 70 8 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 71 6 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 66 8 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 68 9 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: antisubversive, countersubversive, nonsubversive

Noun

IPA: /səbˈvɝsɪv/ [General-American], /sʌb-/ [General-American], /-vɚsɪv/ [General-American], [səbˈβɝsɪv] [General-American], [səb̪ˈvɝsɪv] [General-American], /səbˈvɜːsɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-subversive.wav Forms: subversives [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)sɪv Etymology: See subvert and -ive. Head templates: {{en-noun}} subversive (plural subversives)
  1. A radical supporter of political or social revolution. Translations (a radical supporter of political or social revolution): kumouksellinen (Finnish), vallankumouksellinen (Finnish), ανατροπέας (anatropéas) [feminine, masculine] (Greek), dywersant [masculine] (Polish), dywersantka [feminine] (Polish), przewrotowiec [masculine] (Polish), wywrotowiec [masculine] (Polish), subversivo [masculine] (Portuguese), революционер (revoljucioner) [masculine] (Russian), samhällsomstörtare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-subversive-en-noun-RGaTTw6m Disambiguation of 'a radical supporter of political or social revolution': 99 1
  2. One who subverts, a saboteur, provocateur, or propagandist.
    Sense id: en-subversive-en-noun-q2OggPd7 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: revolutionist, revolutionary, subverter Derived forms: antisubversive, countersubversive, nonsubversive

Inflected forms

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      "word": "revolutionist"
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      "word": "revolutionary"
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      "word": "subverter"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "a radical supporter of political or social revolution",
      "word": "kumouksellinen"
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      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "a radical supporter of political or social revolution",
      "word": "vallankumouksellinen"
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      "sense": "a radical supporter of political or social revolution",
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      "sense": "a radical supporter of political or social revolution",
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      "roman": "revoljucioner",
      "sense": "a radical supporter of political or social revolution",
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      "word": "революционер"
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