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单词 seditious
释义

seditious

adjective

se·​di·​tious si-ˈdi-shəs How to pronounce seditious (audio)
1
: disposed to arouse or take part in or guilty of sedition
2
: of, relating to, or tending toward sedition
seditiously adverb
seditiousness noun

Synonyms

  • incendiary
  • inflammatory
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Example Sentences

several dissidents were jailed for leading protests that the government branded as seditious
Recent Examples on the Web That’s where Hong Kong’s Beijing supplicants have taken the territory with the conviction last week of five executives of the local speech-therapists’ union for seditious conspiracy. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 Nearly 400 have pleaded guilty to charges ranging from low-level misdemeanors for illegally entering the building to felony seditious conspiracy. Fox News, 9 Sep. 2022 Stewart Rhodes, now ex-president of the Oath Keepers, was arrested in January in Granbury, Texas and charged with seditious conspiracy for allegedly orchestrating the Jan. 6 attack. Michael Murney, Chron, 7 Sep. 2022 Tarrio and others are charged with seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the Capitol. Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2022 SoRelle, unlike Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and 10 other members, was not charged with seditious conspiracy. Peter Weber, The Week, 3 Sep. 2022 Members of the Oath Keepers, including the group’s founder, have been charged by the federal government with seditious conspiracy linked to the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol. James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Sep. 2022 Unlike several other members of the Oath Keepers — including the group’s founder and leader, Stewart Rhodes — SoRelle, who was arrested Thursday morning in Junction, Texas, was not charged with seditious conspiracy. BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2022 Tarrio has also been charged with seditious conspiracy and pleaded not guilty. Robert Legare, CBS News, 1 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

seditious

adjective

as in inflammatory
tending to excite political disorder or insurrection several dissidents were jailed for leading protests that the government branded as seditious

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • inflammatory
  • provocative
  • incendiary
  • mutinous
  • agitational
  • revolutionary
  • rebellious
  • instigative

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • conciliatory
  • diplomatic
  • pacific
  • soothing
  • calming
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