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.

Synonyms

• insurgent, seditious

Derived terms

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

 

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)
• Norwegian: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: subversivo (pt)
• Romanian: subversiv (ro)
• Russian: подрывно́й (ru) (podryvnój)
• Spanish: subversivo (es)
• Swedish: omstörtande, subversiv (sv)

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)
• Portuguese: subversivo (pt) m
• Russian: революционер (ru) m (revoljucioner)
• Swedish: samhällsomstörtare c

French

Pronunciation

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Adjective

subversive

1. feminine singular of subversif

German

Pronunciation

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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