/səbˈvɜːrsɪv/
subversion
sub·ver·sive
BrE /səbˈvɜːsɪv/
NAmE /səbˈvɜːrsɪv/
trying or likely to destroy or damage a government or political system by attacking it secretly or indirectly
SYN seditious
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sub·ver·sive
He was a known political subversive.
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sub·ver·sive·ly
BrE /səbˈvɜːsɪvli/
NAmE /səbˈvɜːrsɪvli/
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sub·ver·sive·ness
BrE /səbˈvɜːsɪvnəs/
NAmE /səbˈvɜːrsɪvnəs/
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