Subversive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a radical supporter of political or social revolution

in opposition to a civil authority or government

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/səbvˈɜːsɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/səbvˈɜːsɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/səbvˈɜːsɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /səbvˈɜːsɪv/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

revolutionary revolutionist subverter seditious insurgent

Parts of Speech

noun	a radical supporter of political or social revolution
adjective	in opposition to a civil authority or government

Word Forms

revolutionism	noun	a belief in the spread of revolutionary principles
revolution	noun	a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
revolutionary	adjective	advocating or engaged in revolution
subversive	adjective	in opposition to a civil authority or government
subvert	verb	cause the downfall of; of rulers
insurgency	noun	an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict
sedition	noun	an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government
subversive	noun	a radical supporter of political or social revolution
subversiveness	noun	disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

subversiv

ein radikaler Befürworter der politischen oder sozialen Revolution

🇫🇷French

subversif

un partisan radical de la révolution politique ou sociale

🇪🇸Spanish

subversivo

un partidario radical de la revolución política o social

🇮🇹Italian

sovversivo

un sostenitore radicale della rivoluzione politica o sociale

🇳🇱Dutch

subversief

een radicale voorstander van politieke of sociale revolutie

🇵🇹Portuguese

subversivo

um defensor radical da revolução política ou social

🇷🇺Russian

подрывной

радикальный сторонник политической или социальной революции

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विनाशक

राजनीतिक या सामाजिक क्रांति का कट्टर समर्थक

🇧🇩Bengali

বিধ্বংসী

রাজনৈতিক বা সামাজিক বিপ্লবের আমূল সমর্থক

🇮🇳Tamil

நாசகார

அரசியல் அல்லது சமூகப் புரட்சியின் தீவிர ஆதரவாளர்

🇮🇳Telugu

విధ్వంసకర

రాజకీయ లేదా సామాజిక విప్లవానికి తీవ్రమైన మద్దతుదారు

🇮🇳Marathi

विध्वंसक

राजकीय किंवा सामाजिक क्रांतीचा कट्टर समर्थक

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિધ્વંસક

રાજકીય અથવા સામાજિક ક્રાંતિના આમૂલ સમર્થક

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಧ್ವಂಸಕ

ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಕ್ರಾಂತಿಯ ಆಮೂಲಾಗ್ರ ಬೆಂಬಲಿಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അട്ടിമറിക്കുന്ന

രാഷ്ട്രീയ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സാമൂഹിക വിപ്ലവത്തിൻ്റെ തീവ്ര പിന്തുണക്കാരൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਨਾਸ਼ਕਾਰੀ

ਰਾਜਨੀਤਿਕ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਇਨਕਲਾਬ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਕੱਟੜ ਸਮਰਥਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

تخریبی

سیاسی یا سماجی انقلاب کا ایک بنیاد پرست حامی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

颠覆性的

政治或社会革命的激进支持者

🇯🇵Japanese

破壊的な

政治革命または社会革命の急進的な支持者

🇰🇷Korean

파괴적인

정치 또는 사회 혁명의 급진적인 지지자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lật đổ

một người ủng hộ triệt để cuộc cách mạng chính trị hoặc xã hội

🇹🇭Thai

ซึ่งถูกโค่นล้ม

ผู้สนับสนุนการปฏิวัติทางการเมืองหรือสังคมอย่างรุนแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

subversif

pendukung radikal revolusi politik atau sosial

🇵🇭Filipino

subersibo

isang radikal na tagasuporta ng rebolusyong pampulitika o panlipunan

🇲🇾Malay

subversif

penyokong radikal revolusi politik atau sosial

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تخريبية

مؤيد جذري للثورة السياسية أو الاجتماعية

🇮🇷Persian

برانداز

حامی رادیکال انقلاب سیاسی یا اجتماعی

🇹🇷Turkish

yıkıcı

siyasi veya sosyal devrimin radikal bir destekçisi

🇮🇱Hebrew

חַתרָנִי

תומך רדיקלי במהפכה פוליטית או חברתית

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