subversive

subversive
subversively, adv.subversivism, subversiveness, n.
/seuhb verr"siv/, adj.
1. Also, subversionary /seuhb verr"zheuh ner'ee, -sheuh-/. tending to subvert or advocating subversion, esp. in an attempt to overthrow or cause the destruction of an established or legally constituted government.
n.
2. a person who adopts subversive principles or policies.
[1635-45; < L subvers(us) (ptp. of subvertere to SUBVERT) + -IVE]
Syn. 1. traitorous, treacherous, seditious, destructive.

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