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   subversive

   /səbˈvəːsɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution: "subversive literature"

   noun

   • 1. a subversive person: "they and their companions were identified as subversives"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from medieval Latin subversivus, from the verb subvertere (see subvert).

   Derivatives

   • 1. subversively adverb
   • 2. subversiveness noun

   Scrabble Points: 18

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