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Subversive Government Undermine System Səb'vɜːrsɪv Adj.颠覆的 Arrested Member

Front subversive
Pron [səb'vɜːrsɪv]
Back 【subversive】
adj.颠覆的
He was arrested as a member of a subversive organization advocating the forceful overthrow of hte present government.
他以一名颠覆组织分子的身份被捕,此组织主张以武力推翻现在的政府。
Vocab
subversivein opposition to a civil authority or government

You might want to call someone subversive if they are sneakily trying to undermine something, from the social structure of your high school to an entire system of government.

You can use subversive as a noun or an adjective without changing it one whit. Note the prefix sub meaning "underneath" with the remainder coming from the Latin vertere "to turn." Think about a subversive as a sneaky kind of revolutionary who tries to turn the system from underneath. Art or literature is considered subversive if it attempts to undermine the morals and traditions of a society.

All forms of 'subversive' will appear on average once every 3666 pages.
countersubversion
subversiveness
subversion
subversive
subvert
subverter

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