seditious

English

Etymology

From Middle French séditieux, from Latin seditiosus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səˈdɪʃəs/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Adjective

seditious (comparative more seditious, superlative most seditious)

  1. Of, related to, or being involved in sedition.
    Synonyms: treasonous, subversive, insubordinate, rebellious
    • 2010, Jonathon Keats, Virtual Words: Language on the Edge of Science and Technology, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 112:
      There may not be anything seditious about his music, but plundering and ravaging the tracks needed to create it requires a spirit of rebellion at odds with corporate organization. Enterprise mashup may be an oxymoron.
    • 2026, Richard Stallman, “Glossary”, in stallman.org‎[1], archived from the original on 29 September 2026:
      Seditious Congressional Republicans Of The United States. This refers to Republican officials that advocate fascism: they support overthrowing democracy or discarding the US Constitution.

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