subversive

🇺🇸 /səbˈvɜːrsɪv/ 🇬🇧 /səbˈvɜːsɪv/
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noun
R

someone who secretly works to undermine a government or system

The group was suspected of being subversive.

adjective
R

secretly trying to destroy or weaken a government or system

The subversive actions of the group were discovered by the authorities.

translation

n. someone who secretly works to undermine a government or system
adj. secretly trying to destroy or weaken a government or system

Word Forms

Plural subversives