subversive
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Britannica Dictionary definition of SUBVERSIVE
[more subversive; most subversive]
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secretly trying to ruin or destroy a government, political system, etc.
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subversive groups/activities
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The government blamed a subversive organization for the riots.
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criticizing something in a clever and indirect way in order to make it weaker or less effective
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I enjoy her subversive sense of humor.
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the author's subversive attitude toward pop culture
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ideas that are subversive of society/authority
— subversive
noun, plural subversives [count]-
The government claims that the riots were incited by subversives.
