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subversive
English
Etymology
See subvert and -ive.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s?b?v??s?v/
- Rhymes: -??s?v
- Hyphenation: sub?ver?sive
Adjective
subversive (comparative more subversive, superlative most subversive)
- Intending to subvert, overturn or undermine a government or authority.
Synonyms
- insurgent, seditious
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
subversive (plural subversives)
- A radical supporter of political or social revolution.
Synonyms
- revolutionist, revolutionary, subverter
Derived terms
- antisubversive
- countersubversive
- nonsubversive
Translations
French
Adjective
subversive
- feminine singular of subversif
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
subversive
- inflection of subversiv:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Swedish
Adjective
subversive
- absolute definite natural masculine form of subversiv.
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underground
English
Etymology
From Middle English undergrounde (adverb), equivalent to under +? ground. Compare Dutch ondergrond, ondergronds, German Untergrund, Danish undergrunds.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??nd????a?nd/, (especially for the noun) /??nd???a?nd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??nd????a?nd/, (especially for the noun) /??nd???a?nd/
- Rhymes: -a?nd
- Hyphenation: un?der?ground
Adjective
underground (comparative more underground, superlative most underground)
- (not comparable) Below the ground; below the surface of the Earth.
- Synonyms: subterranean, hypogean
- (figuratively) Hidden, furtive, secretive.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hidden, Thesaurus:covert
- (Of music, art &c.) Outside the mainstream, especially unofficial and hidden from the authorities.
- Synonyms: unconventional, alternative
- Antonym: mainstream
Translations
Adverb
underground (comparative more underground, superlative most underground)
- Below the ground.
- Synonym: below ground
- Secretly.
- Synonyms: clandestinely, in secret, on the quiet
Translations
Noun
underground (plural undergrounds)
- (geography) Regions beneath the surface of the earth, both natural (eg. caves) and man-made (eg. mines).
- (chiefly Britain) Synonym of subway: a railway that is under the ground.
- (with definite article) A movement or organisation of people who resist political convention.
- Synonym: resistance
- (with definite article) A movement or organisation of people who resist artistic convention.
- Synonyms: avant-garde, counterculture
Translations
Verb
underground (third-person singular simple present undergrounds, present participle undergrounding, simple past and past participle undergrounded)
- To route electricity distribution cables underground
Translations
See also
- underground railway
- go underground
Finnish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English underground.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??nder.?r?und/, [??nde?r??r?und]
Noun
underground
- underground (culture)
Declension
Compounds
- undergroundelokuva
- undergroundkirjallisuus
- undergroundkulttuuri
- undergroundsarjakuva
French
Etymology
From English underground.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /œ?.d??.??awnd/
Adjective
underground (invariable)
- underground (outside the mainstream)
Noun
underground m (uncountable)
- (singular only) the underground (people who resist artistic convention)
Further reading
- “underground” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Etymology
From English underground.
Noun
l'underground m (invariable)
- the underground (people who resist artistic convention)
Spanish
Etymology
From English underground.
Noun
underground m (plural undergrounds)
- underground (movement)
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