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SEDITIOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In opposition to a civil authority or government
Synonyms:
insurgent; seditious; subversive
Classified under:
Similar:
disloyal (deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle)
Derivation:
sedition (an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Arousing to action or rebellion
Synonyms:
incendiary; incitive; inflammatory; instigative; rabble-rousing; seditious
Classified under:
Similar:
provocative (serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy)
Derivation:
sedition (an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government)