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subversive

/səbˈvɝsɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables
sub-ver-sive
IPA
/səbˈvɝsɪv/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Intending to subvert, overturn, undermine or debase.

noun

A radical supporter of political or social revolution.

noun

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

See subvert and -ive.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /səbˈvɝsɪv/
  • British English: /səbˈvɜːsɪv/

Inflected Forms

more subversive (comparative) most subversive (superlative) subversives (plural)

Derived Forms

antisubversive countersubversive immunosubversive nonsubversive subversively subversiveness subversivism unsubversive

Phrases

subversive basics

Frequently Paired Words

subversion superversive

Synonyms

insurgent seditious revolutionist revolutionary subverter

Rhymes With

coercive recursive discursive dispersive immersive cursive roman cursive tail recursive primitive recursive aversive inversive abstersive

Questions

How do you pronounce subversive?
The recorded pronunciation is /səbˈvɝsɪv/.
What does subversive mean?
Intending to subvert, overturn, undermine or debase.
Where does subversive come from?
See subvert and -ive.

How to pronounce subversive

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