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subversive

 
 
/səbˈvɜːsɪv/ adjective

Translation

trying to destroy the authority of a government, religion, etc
yıkıcı, zayıflatıcı, güçsüzleştirici
subversive literature682
subversive noun [C] someone who is subversive
yıkıcı/bozguncu/bölücü/münafık/karşı duran kimse
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(Definition of subversive adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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