adjective
- Also sub·ver·sion·ar·y [suhb-vur-zhuh-ner-ee, -shuh-] /səbˈvɜr ʒəˌnɛr i, -ʃə-/. tending or intending to subvert or overthrow, destroy, or undermine an established or existing system, especially a legally constituted government or a set of beliefs.
noun
- a person who adopts subversive principles or policies.
adjective
- liable to subvert or overthrow a government, legally constituted institution, etc
noun
- a person engaged in subversive activities, etc
adj.1640s, from Latin subvers-, past participle stem of subvertere (see subvert) + -ive. As a noun, attested from 1887.