seditious

C1 Topic:Law & Government

US /sɪˈdɪʃəs/ UK /sɪˈdɪʃəs/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
inciting or causing people to rebel against authority or a state

The pamphlet was deemed seditious and banned by the government.

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1 adj · inciting or causing people... rebellious insurgent subversive mutinous provocative

Opposites

loyal obedient compliant

Etymology

From Latin sed- ('apart') + itio ('a going'), forming seditio ('dissension; insurrection'); via Anglo-Norman and Middle English sedicioun ('rebellion; treason') into Early Modern English seditious ('inciting rebellion').

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# seditious

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** sɪˈdɪʃəs
**IPA (UK):** sɪˈdɪʃəs

## Meanings
1. inciting or causing people to rebel against authority or a state

## Examples
- The pamphlet was deemed seditious and banned by the government.

## Synonyms
- rebellious
- insurgent
- subversive
- mutinous
- provocative

## Antonyms
- loyal
- obedient
- compliant

## Etymology
From Latin sed- ('apart') + itio ('a going'), forming seditio ('dissension; insurrection'); via Anglo-Norman and Middle English sedicioun ('rebellion; treason') into Early Modern English seditious ('inciting rebellion').

## AI Etymology
Seditious comes from Latin sed- ('apart') + itio ('a going'), forming seditio ('dissension; insurrection'); via Anglo-Norman and Middle English sedicioun ('rebellion; treason') into Early Modern English seditious ('inciting rebellion'). In current use it is an adjective meaning "inciting or causing people to rebel against authority or a state". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The surface form is compositional: its joined elements remain visible in the modern word. The word's history is thus visible in its construction: the components remain interpretable even after the whole expression has settled into a conventional English meaning.

## Topics
- Law & Government
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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