subversive
1Subversive — Sub*ver sive, a. [Cf. F. subversif.] Tending to subvert; having a tendency to overthrow and ruin. [1913 Webster] Lying is a vice subversive of the very ends and design of conversation. Rogers. [1913 Webster] …
2subversive — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution. ► NOUN ▪ a subversive person. DERIVATIVES subversively adverb subversiveness noun …
3subversive — [səb vʉr′siv] adj. [ML subversivus < L subversus, pp. of subvertere: see SUBVERT] tending or seeking to subvert, overthrow, or destroy (an established government, institution, belief, etc.) n. a person regarded as subversive subversively adv.… …
4Subversive — ist ein Plugin für die Integrierte Entwicklungsumgebung (IDE) Eclipse, welches die Integration der Quelltextverwaltung Subversion ermöglicht. Im Gegensatz zum alternativen älteren Versionsverwaltungssystem Concurrent Versions System (CVS) ist… …
5subversive — index conspirer, harmful, lawless Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6subversive — (adj.) 1640s, from L. subvers , pp. stem of subvertere (see SUBVERT (Cf. subvert)) + IVE (Cf. ive). As a noun, attested from 1887 …
7subversive — [adj] rebellious, destructive incendiary, inflammatory, insurgent, insurrectionary, overthrowing, perversive, riotous, ruinous, seditious, treasonous, underground, undermining; concept 401 Ant. loyal, obedient …
8subversive — ● subversif, subversive adjectif (latin subversum, de subvertere, renverser) Qui est de nature à troubler ou à renverser l ordre social ou politique : Propager des théories subversives. Qui soutient des idées menaçant l ordre social : C est un… …
9subversive — sub|ver|sive1 [səbˈvə:sıv US ˈvə:r ] adj subversive ideas, activities etc are secret and intended to damage or destroy a government or an established system ▪ He was engaged in subversive activities . subversive propaganda/literature… …
10subversive — I UK [səbˈvɜː(r)sɪv] / US [səbˈvɜrsɪv] adjective intended to destroy the power or influence of a government or an established belief They were expelled from the country for subversive activities. It s a challenging novel with a subversive message …
