subversiveadj.n.

Brit.

/səbˈvəːsɪv/, U.S.

/səbˈvərsɪv/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin subversivus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin subversivus (13th cent.; 1437 in a British source) < classical Latin subvers- , past participial stem of subvertere subvert v. + -īvus -ive suffix.

A. adj.

1. That tends or is intended to subvert a system, institution, or person; that seeks subversion; (now esp.) that seeks to destabilize or overthrow a political regime, esp. by covert means.

a. Without construction.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [adjective] > overthrowing (an institution, principle, etc.)

overthrowing?a1425

subversive1642

subvertive1647

subversionary1861

society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > revolution > [adjective] > tending to overthrow

eversive1626

subversive1642

subvertive1647

subversionary1861

1642 D. Featley Vertumnus Romanus 82 To what purpose should they preach subversive doctrine?

1644 P. Hunton Vindic. Treat. Monarchy iv. 22 Who have..actually used forceable Resistance against subversive Instruments of their Soveraignes Will.

1730 D. Waterland Let. Remarks Clarke's Expos. Catechism 92 If we once yield to go farther than is reasonable..in the subversive Way, there is no knowing where..to stop.

1770 Polit. Reg. Feb. 78 Can more convincing evidence be given of the subversive tendency of m—l measures, than these very popish publications held up to every open eye?

1829 C. C. F. Greville Jrnl. 14 Mar. (1874) I. 188 Herries told Hyde Villiers that their policy was conservative, that of the Whigs subversive.

1858 A. P. Stanley Life of Dr. Arnold II. ix. 156 One fatal error, subversive indeed, in its consequences.

1885 R. L. Stevenson & F. Stevenson Dynamiter 88 Whether it was the salt or the mustard, or the mere combination of so many subversive agents,..the young sufferer obtained relief.

1962 E. Roosevelt Autobiogr. II. xxi. 162 A confidential list of organizations which were considered Communist or subversive or un-American.

1989 P. Mailloux Hesitation before Birth vi. 92 Exiled..for teaching theological doctrines considered subversive by Austro-Hungarian officials.

2007 N.Y. Times 11 June a2/5 A Vietnamese court sentenced three pro-democracy activists to..five years in prison..after convicting them of spreading subversive propaganda.

b. With of, to, unto, etc., expressing the person or thing (intended or tending to be) subverted.

ΚΠ

1642 D. Featley Vertumnus Romanus 94 What an abominable people Protestants were: Idolaters, blasphemous heretiques, subversive of soules.

1644 H. Parker Jus Populi 47 If Saul..will..seek to compasse any other thing subversive to the State, he cannot finde instruments barbarous enough.

1657 E. Reynolds Peace of Jerusalem 30 Differences which are not subversive unto faith and godliness.

1697 T. Maule New-Eng. Pesecutors Mauled 56 Your Books are not lawful goods to be disposed of amongst the People, because they contain..false Doctrine, utterly subversive to the true Christian and professed Faith.

1724 A. Collins Disc. Grounds Christian Relig. 245 They put a sense upon the words subversive of the true literal sense.

1786 Mrs. Johnson Francis III. 163 To obviate inconveniences so subversive to their interests.

1812 I. D'Israeli Calam. Auth. II. 189 There is a poignant delight in study, often subversive of human happiness.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. i. 121 Liberties which, if allowed to any other troops, would have proved subversive of all discipline.

1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) II. 55/1 That same system..was..doomed to the most violent opposition as subversive to the Christian faith.

1902 Advocate of Peace Jan. 10/2 We look around us for examples of violent deeds subversive of the orderly course of society.

1990 R. H. Bork Tempting of Amer. 40 Such a doctrine would be subversive to all just ideas of the powers of government.

2. Originally Art and Literary Criticism. That challenges and undermines a conventional idea, form, genre, etc., esp. by using or presenting it in a new or unorthodox way. Cf. subvert v. 6, subversion n. 6.

ΚΠ

1963 Listener 31 Jan. 201/1 The Situationists are best-known as one of the most subversive anti-art groups of the post-war epoch.

1979 F. Jameson Fables of Aggression Prol. 2 The initial, passionately subversive force of the modernist symbolic act is ever..more distant for the contemporary reader.

1993 Spin Apr. 85/3 Their risqué queer comedy may be some of the most subversive material ever performed on network TV.

2007 Guardian 16 June (Guide Suppl.) 23/3 Enjoying commercial success with herky-jerky pop based on the ideas of Noam Chomsky and Thomas Pynchon,..Devo were the most subversive band to ever crack the mainstream.

B. n.

A subversive person or group; esp. one seeking to destabilize and overthrow a political regime. Also figurative and in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > revolution > [noun] > revolutionary > one who overthrows

subversor1548

walterer1572

subversive1834

subversionist1850

termite1943

1834 Westm. Rev. Apr. 301 It would still be..a strengthening of the hands of the subversives, to deny to the mass of the people the means of overcoming them by intelligence instead of force.

1887 G. Meredith Let. Feb. (1970) II. 853 Londoners,..ladies, dandies, mild revolutionists, total subversives, would mob together.

1927 Weekly Disp. 23 Oct. 1/2 The fight against subversive anti-Fascism ceased. The subversives were crushed.

1954 I. Deutscher Age of Permanent Revolution 14 He [sc. Trotsky] stakes everything on the change and upheaval that Time, the great subversive, must bring about.

1977 F. Ormsby Store of Candles 49 At high tide the sea is under the city, A natural subversive.

1988 I. Asimov Prelude to Foundation lxxviii. 333 Davan, a known subversive who is wanted by the security police.

2008 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 26 June 59/4 The Nazis imagined Jewish subversives at home to have undermined and then destroyed the cohesion and fighting spirit of the army at the front.

Derivatives

subˈversively adv.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > revolution > [adverb] > tending to overthrow

subversively1800

1800 Jrnls. House of Lords Ireland VIII. 468/1 A Doctrine, which dangerous in Theory, and critical in Practice, is here subversively brought into Action.__

1877 Rep. & Trans. Devonshire Assoc. 9 255 The uprisings of town populations are commonly associated with the idea of progress; however subversively that idea may be urged.

1922 ‘R. West’ Judge i. i. 14 Rachael..[was] munching vegetarian sandwiches and talking subversively.__

2001 Tucson (Arizona) Weekly 7 June 31/1 It subversively makes heroes of a group of people at the lowest rung in American life.

subˈversiveness n.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > revolution > [noun] > tendency to subvert or overthrow

subversiveness1831

1831 Caledonian Mercury 15 Jan. 1/1 That climate and time of subversiveness.__

1850 Baroness Blaze de Bury Germania II. 322 Condemned in Paris to five years imprisonment for a composition, such as it would be difficult for even the ‘Red’ refugees of Switzerland to surpass in subversiveness and impiety.

1965 Punch 26 May 762/1 Nudity, violence, squalor, blasphemy, subversiveness and distortion are somehow morally OK qualities in the visual arts.

2008 JazzTimes Feb. 130/2 Her fearless outspokenness, potty-mouthed subversiveness and genre-blurring audaciousness remain intact.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	subversive
释义	subversiveadj.n. Brit. /səbˈvəːsɪv/, U.S. /səbˈvərsɪv/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin subversivus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin subversivus (13th cent.; 1437 in a British source) < classical Latin subvers- , past participial stem of subvertere subvert v. + -īvus -ive suffix. A. adj. 1. That tends or is intended to subvert a system, institution, or person; that seeks subversion; (now esp.) that seeks to destabilize or overthrow a political regime, esp. by covert means. a. Without construction. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [adjective] > overthrowing (an institution, principle, etc.) overthrowing?a1425 subversive1642 subvertive1647 subversionary1861 society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > revolution > [adjective] > tending to overthrow eversive1626 subversive1642 subvertive1647 subversionary1861 1642 D. Featley Vertumnus Romanus 82 To what purpose should they preach subversive doctrine? 1644 P. Hunton Vindic. Treat. Monarchy iv. 22 Who have..actually used forceable Resistance against subversive Instruments of their Soveraignes Will. 1730 D. Waterland Let. Remarks Clarke's Expos. Catechism 92 If we once yield to go farther than is reasonable..in the subversive Way, there is no knowing where..to stop. 1770 Polit. Reg. Feb. 78 Can more convincing evidence be given of the subversive tendency of m—l measures, than these very popish publications held up to every open eye? 1829 C. C. F. Greville Jrnl. 14 Mar. (1874) I. 188 Herries told Hyde Villiers that their policy was conservative, that of the Whigs subversive. 1858 A. P. Stanley Life of Dr. Arnold II. ix. 156 One fatal error, subversive indeed, in its consequences. 1885 R. L. Stevenson & F. Stevenson Dynamiter 88 Whether it was the salt or the mustard, or the mere combination of so many subversive agents,..the young sufferer obtained relief. 1962 E. Roosevelt Autobiogr. II. xxi. 162 A confidential list of organizations which were considered Communist or subversive or un-American. 1989 P. Mailloux Hesitation before Birth vi. 92 Exiled..for teaching theological doctrines considered subversive by Austro-Hungarian officials. 2007 N.Y. Times 11 June a2/5 A Vietnamese court sentenced three pro-democracy activists to..five years in prison..after convicting them of spreading subversive propaganda. b. With of, to, unto, etc., expressing the person or thing (intended or tending to be) subverted. ΚΠ 1642 D. Featley Vertumnus Romanus 94 What an abominable people Protestants were: Idolaters, blasphemous heretiques, subversive of soules. 1644 H. Parker Jus Populi 47 If Saul..will..seek to compasse any other thing subversive to the State, he cannot finde instruments barbarous enough. 1657 E. Reynolds Peace of Jerusalem 30 Differences which are not subversive unto faith and godliness. 1697 T. Maule New-Eng. Pesecutors Mauled 56 Your Books are not lawful goods to be disposed of amongst the People, because they contain..false Doctrine, utterly subversive to the true Christian and professed Faith. 1724 A. Collins Disc. Grounds Christian Relig. 245 They put a sense upon the words subversive of the true literal sense. 1786 Mrs. Johnson Francis III. 163 To obviate inconveniences so subversive to their interests. 1812 I. D'Israeli Calam. Auth. II. 189 There is a poignant delight in study, often subversive of human happiness. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. i. 121 Liberties which, if allowed to any other troops, would have proved subversive of all discipline. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) II. 55/1 That same system..was..doomed to the most violent opposition as subversive to the Christian faith. 1902 Advocate of Peace Jan. 10/2 We look around us for examples of violent deeds subversive of the orderly course of society. 1990 R. H. Bork Tempting of Amer. 40 Such a doctrine would be subversive to all just ideas of the powers of government. 2. Originally Art and Literary Criticism. That challenges and undermines a conventional idea, form, genre, etc., esp. by using or presenting it in a new or unorthodox way. Cf. subvert v. 6, subversion n. 6. ΚΠ 1963 Listener 31 Jan. 201/1 The Situationists are best-known as one of the most subversive anti-art groups of the post-war epoch. 1979 F. Jameson Fables of Aggression Prol. 2 The initial, passionately subversive force of the modernist symbolic act is ever..more distant for the contemporary reader. 1993 Spin Apr. 85/3 Their risqué queer comedy may be some of the most subversive material ever performed on network TV. 2007 Guardian 16 June (Guide Suppl.) 23/3 Enjoying commercial success with herky-jerky pop based on the ideas of Noam Chomsky and Thomas Pynchon,..Devo were the most subversive band to ever crack the mainstream. B. n. A subversive person or group; esp. one seeking to destabilize and overthrow a political regime. Also figurative and in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > revolution > [noun] > revolutionary > one who overthrows subversor1548 walterer1572 subversive1834 subversionist1850 termite1943 1834 Westm. Rev. Apr. 301 It would still be..a strengthening of the hands of the subversives, to deny to the mass of the people the means of overcoming them by intelligence instead of force. 1887 G. Meredith Let. Feb. (1970) II. 853 Londoners,..ladies, dandies, mild revolutionists, total subversives, would mob together. 1927 Weekly Disp. 23 Oct. 1/2 The fight against subversive anti-Fascism ceased. The subversives were crushed. 1954 I. Deutscher Age of Permanent Revolution 14 He [sc. Trotsky] stakes everything on the change and upheaval that Time, the great subversive, must bring about. 1977 F. Ormsby Store of Candles 49 At high tide the sea is under the city, A natural subversive. 1988 I. Asimov Prelude to Foundation lxxviii. 333 Davan, a known subversive who is wanted by the security police. 2008 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 26 June 59/4 The Nazis imagined Jewish subversives at home to have undermined and then destroyed the cohesion and fighting spirit of the army at the front. Derivatives subˈversively adv. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > revolution > [adverb] > tending to overthrow subversively1800 1800 Jrnls. House of Lords Ireland VIII. 468/1 A Doctrine, which dangerous in Theory, and critical in Practice, is here subversively brought into Action.__ 1877 Rep. & Trans. Devonshire Assoc. 9 255 The uprisings of town populations are commonly associated with the idea of progress; however subversively that idea may be urged. 1922 ‘R. West’ Judge i. i. 14 Rachael..[was] munching vegetarian sandwiches and talking subversively.__ 2001 Tucson (Arizona) Weekly 7 June 31/1 It subversively makes heroes of a group of people at the lowest rung in American life. subˈversiveness n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > revolution > [noun] > tendency to subvert or overthrow subversiveness1831 1831 Caledonian Mercury 15 Jan. 1/1 That climate and time of subversiveness.__ 1850 Baroness Blaze de Bury Germania II. 322 Condemned in Paris to five years imprisonment for a composition, such as it would be difficult for even the ‘Red’ refugees of Switzerland to surpass in subversiveness and impiety. 1965 Punch 26 May 762/1 Nudity, violence, squalor, blasphemy, subversiveness and distortion are somehow morally OK qualities in the visual arts. 2008 JazzTimes Feb. 130/2 Her fearless outspokenness, potty-mouthed subversiveness and genre-blurring audaciousness remain intact. 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