Meaning

2 senses
  1. A radical supporter of political or social revolution.

    революционерrevoljucioner

    a radical supporter of political or social revolution

  2. One who subverts, a saboteur, provocateur, or propagandist.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. The lyrics seem innocent enough, but if you listen to them closely, you'll realize how subversive they really are.

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  2. The subversive group was dragging Algeria to the brink of utter destruction.

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  3. George Eliot is subtly subversive: there are have-nots on every fringe, and her women collaborate in exquisitely detailed mutual oppression.

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Translations

3 languages
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By meaning 1
a radical supporter of political or social revolution:

Origin

See subvert and -ive.

See subvert and -ive.

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Forms

plural: subversives
Singularsubversive
Pluralsubversives

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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