Seditious — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

arousing to action or rebellion

in opposition to a civil authority or government

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sɪdˈɪʃəs/

🇬🇧British English

/sɪdˈɪʃəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sɪdˈɪʃəs/

3 syllables Say it as /sɪdˈɪʃəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rabble-rousing subversive incitive inflammatory instigative incendiary insurgent

Word Forms

incite	verb	provoke or stir up
inflame	verb	arouse or excite feelings and passions
instigate	verb	provoke or stir up
sedition	noun	an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government
insurgency	noun	an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict
subversive	noun	a radical supporter of political or social revolution
subversiveness	noun	disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior
subvert	verb	cause the downfall of; of rulers

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

aufrührerisch

zum Handeln oder zur Rebellion aufrütteln

🇫🇷French

séditieux

susciter l’action ou la rébellion

🇪🇸Spanish

sedicioso

despertar a la acción o rebelión

🇮🇹Italian

sedizioso

incitamento all'azione o alla ribellione

🇳🇱Dutch

opstandig

aanzetten tot actie of rebellie

🇵🇹Portuguese

sedicioso

despertando para a ação ou rebelião

🇷🇺Russian

крамольный

побуждение к действию или бунту

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दंगे का

कार्रवाई या विद्रोह के लिए उकसाना

🇧🇩Bengali

রাষ্ট্রদ্রোহী

কর্ম বা বিদ্রোহের উদ্দীপনা

🇮🇳Tamil

தேசத்துரோகம்

நடவடிக்கை அல்லது கிளர்ச்சிக்கு தூண்டுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

దేశద్రోహి

చర్య లేదా తిరుగుబాటుకు ప్రేరేపించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

देशद्रोही

कृती किंवा बंडखोरीसाठी उत्तेजित करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

દેશદ્રોહી

ક્રિયા અથવા બળવા માટે ઉત્તેજિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೇಶದ್ರೋಹಿ

ಕ್ರಿಯೆ ಅಥವಾ ದಂಗೆಗೆ ಪ್ರಚೋದಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

രാജ്യദ്രോഹി

പ്രവർത്തനത്തിലേക്കോ കലാപത്തിലേക്കോ ഉണർത്തുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੇਸ਼ਧ੍ਰੋਹੀ

ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਜਾਂ ਬਗਾਵਤ ਲਈ ਉਤਸਾਹਿਤ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

فتنہ انگیز

کارروائی یا بغاوت پر اکسانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

煽动性的

激起行动或叛逆

🇯🇵Japanese

扇動的な

行動や反逆を呼び起こす

🇰🇷Korean

선동적인

행동이나 반항을 일으키다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nổi loạn

kích động hành động hoặc nổi loạn

🇹🇭Thai

ปลุกปั่น

กระตุ้นให้เกิดการกระทำหรือการกบฏ

🇮🇩Indonesian

durhaka

membangkitkan tindakan atau pemberontakan

🇲🇾Malay

menghasut

membangkitkan untuk bertindak atau memberontak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مثير للفتنة

إثارة الفعل أو التمرد

🇮🇷Persian

فتنه انگیز

برانگیختن به اقدام یا شورش

🇹🇷Turkish

kışkırtıcı

eyleme veya isyana teşvik eden

🇮🇱Hebrew

מֵסִית

מעורר לפעולה או מרד

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