subversive

/sʌb'və:siv/
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Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Seeking or intended to undermine or overthrow an established system, especially a government or political authority: Describes actions, ideas, or people that aim to weaken or destroy the power or structure of an institution from within.
    • Tending to corrupt or destroy: Can describe something that undermines moral principles or established beliefs.

  2. Noun:

    • A person who engages in subversive activities: An individual who works to undermine or overthrow a government, political system, or established authority.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • The government banned the book, claiming it contained subversive ideas.
    • His subversive humor often challenged the status quo.
  • Noun:
    • The regime arrested anyone suspected of being a subversive.
    • She was labeled a subversive for her political writings.
Advanced Usage
  • "Subversive activity": Actions specifically aimed at undermining authority.
    • The group was accused of engaging in subversive activity.
  • "Subversive element": A person or group within a society seen as a threat to its stability.
    • The leader warned against subversive elements within the party.
Variants and Related Words
  • Subversion (n): The act or process of subverting or undermining something.
    • The novel is a work of political subversion.
  • Subvert (v): To undermine the power and authority of an established system or institution.
    • They sought to subvert the democratic process.
Synonyms
  • Adjective: Seditious, treasonous, undermining, disruptive.
  • Noun: Revolutionary, insurgent, dissident, saboteur.
Antonyms
  • Adjective: Loyal, supportive, patriotic, constructive.
  • Noun: Loyalist, patriot, conformist.
Related Phrases
  • "Subversive propaganda": Information spread to undermine authority.
    • The state media denounced the foreign broadcasts as subversive propaganda.
  • "Inherently subversive": Describes something considered fundamentally undermining.
    • The philosopher argued that free thought is inherently subversive to tyranny.
Adjective
  1. in opposition to a civil authority or government
Noun
  1. a radical supporter of political or social revolution

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