subversive

[ suhb-vur-siv ]
/ səbˈvɜr sɪv /

adjective

Also sub·ver·sion·ar·y [suhb-vur-zhuh-ner-ee, -shuh-] /səbˈvɜr ʒəˌnɛr i, -ʃə-/. tending or intending to subvert or overthrow, destroy, or undermine an established or existing system, especially a legally constituted government or a set of beliefs.

noun

a person who adopts subversive principles or policies.

Origin of subversive

1635–45; < Latin subvers(us) (past participle of subvertere to subvert) + -ive

SYNONYMS FOR subversive

1 traitorous, treacherous, seditious, destructive.

OTHER WORDS FROM subversive

Words nearby subversive

suburbicarian, subvaginal, subvene, subvention, subversion, subversive, subvert, subviral, subvirus, subvisible, subvocal

British Dictionary definitions for countersubversive

subversive
/ (səbˈvɜːsɪv) /

adjective

liable to subvert or overthrow a government, legally constituted institution, etc

noun

a person engaged in subversive activities, etc

Derived forms of subversive

subversively, adverb subversiveness, noun