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self-subversive

self-sub·ver·sive
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [self suh b-vur-siv]
    • /sɛlf səbˈvɜr sɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [self suh b-vur-siv]
    • /sɛlf səbˈvɜr sɪv/

Definitions of self-subversive word

  • adjective self-subversive Also, subversionary [suh b-vur-zhuh-ner-ee, -shuh-] /səbˈvɜr ʒəˌnɛr i, -ʃə-/ (Show IPA). 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. 1
  • noun self-subversive a person who adopts subversive principles or policies. 1
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Origin of self-subversive

First appearance:

before 1635
One of the 43% oldest English words
1635-45; < Latin subvers(us) (past participle of subvertere to subvert) + -ive

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Parts of speech for Self-subversive

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Self-subversive

self-subversive popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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