subversif
French, adjective/syb.vɛʁ.sif/
subversif is spelled S-U-B-V-E-R-S-I-F (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 39,210th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Subversif is a French adjective meaning “subversive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui renverse, qui détruit”.
What does subversif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
subversive
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui renverse, qui détruit 2. Qui est de nature à perturber ou à renverser l'ordre social ou politique ou les idées communément admises.
noun: 1. Personne subversive.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of subversif
- subversive feminine
- subversifs masculine plural
- subversives feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce subversif?
- /syb.vɛʁ.sif/
- \syb.vɛʁ.sif\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to subversif
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is subversif in French?
subversif appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).