seditious
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9.9
- adjective
- /sɪˈdɪʃəs/
- Formal
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sedicioso
- A grand jury indicted the two newspapers for printing inflammatory and seditious material (Connelley 1918).
- seditious libel
- seditious speech
- seditious act
And then we have in this coup attempt the first seditious president of the United States.
- And then we have in this coup attempt the first seditious president of the United States.
- Don't try to create a speech, you know, a parallel speech, crime time by calling it seditious conspiracy.
Examples
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Back then, it was considered seditious treason to utter a word of criticism against Bush.
Blog text (16) -
In addition, clauses were deleted from the penal code that made critical speech seditious.
Academic text (1998) -
This play is seditious and will not continue!
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And then we have in this coup attempt the first seditious president of the United States.
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I will tell them that you tried to enlist me in a seditious plot.
Fiction book (1993) -
Major, would you say these statements establish a reasonable indication of seditious intent?
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Arrest without warrant, and automatic imprisonment... for possession of materials considered seditious.
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Now, Hobhouse, henceforth Sir John is to enjoy full access to all files concerning seditious activity in the North.
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Imanyara himself was detained, released, and then rearrested on a charge of issuing a seditious publication.
Academic text (1990) -
The group's seditious rally aimed to inspire people to challenge the government's policies.
Synonyms
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7.4
Tending to make people angry or cause strong reactions
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7.8
Intended to weaken or remove a government
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7.9
Likely to make people angry and cause public protest
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8.6
Making ordinary people angry or excited about politics
Supporting actions that try to remove the government or other authority
Likely to make people protest or cause unrest
Likely to cause strong feelings that make people act or protest
Supporting or joining a revolt against the government
Antonyms
How Seditious
Surface Forms
Morphology
seditious = sedition (semi-transparent) = sedit + ious
The adjective is built from the noun 'sedition' with a regular adjective-forming suffix, but the stem is bound and the spelling is not fully obvious to learners.
Etymology
Seditious comes from the Latin word seditio, which means 'a revolt' or 'public rebellion'. So, something seditious is speech or action that encourages people to oppose or rise up against authority.