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Subversive

/səˈbvɜrsɪv/
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(adj) Intending to subvert, overturn, undermine or debase.

The subversive group was dragging Algeria to the brink of utter destruction.
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The artist's work was considered ____ because it challenged the traditional ideas of the local society.

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