Today’s “Word of the Day” is “subversive“ and it is an adjective meaning “troublemaking, inflammatory, agitational, provocative, rabble-rousing, dissident, disloyal, undermining”.
Example Sentence: The emperor’s new clothes is a cautionary tale (story) that politicians know well. A vain (self-admiring & worthless) ruler who cannot resist buying new garments is sold an imaginary new suit. Out on a stroll (leisurely walk) in this “magical” attire (dress), he is revealed to be naked by a little boy. Hans Christian Andersen’s exercise in groupthink has the emperor, despite the obvious, continuing to claim that he is garbed (dressed) in finery (expensive clothes). It is a subversive message; that power can bend the truth. Donald Trump thinks himself such a ruler.
This word is present in The Guardian article The Guardian view on Trump’s tax take: only for the little people and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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