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subversive

adjectiveformal/sub.vɨɾ.ˈsi.vu/medium

sub·ver·si·vo

Definition

Tending or intending to subvert an established system, values, or institutions.
The government banned the book for its subversive content.
Her art was seen as subversive by the traditional critics.
Common collocations
subversive elementsubversive literaturesubversive ideas

Etymology

Do latim 'subversivus'.

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