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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sub•ver•sive /səbˈvɜrsɪv/USA pronunciation adj. - Governmentof or relating to subversion:The internal security agency had labeled their little organization subversive.
n. [countable] - Governmentone who attempts to subvert:security agents on the watch for subversives and spies.
See -vert-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sub•ver•sive (səb vûr′siv),USA pronunciation adj. Also, sub•ver•sion•ar•y (səb vûr′zhə ner′ē, -shə-).USA pronunciation tending to subvert or advocating subversion, esp. in an attempt to overthrow or cause the destruction of an established or legally constituted government. n. - Governmenta person who adopts subversive principles or policies.
- Latin subvers(us) (past participle of subvertere to subvert) + -ive
- 1635–45
sub•ver′sive•ly, adv. sub•ver′siv•ism, sub•ver′sive•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged traitorous, treacherous, seditious, destructive.
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