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seditious

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /səˈdɪʃəs/
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  • CMU ARPABET: S IH0 D IH1 SH AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, related to, or being involved in sedition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: treasonous, subversive, insubordinate, rebellious

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

in opposition to a civil authority or government

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: insurgent, subversive

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

arousing to action or rebellion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: incendiary, incitive, inflammatory, instigative, rabble-rousing

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle French séditieux, from Latin seditiosus.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: sediciós — of, related to, or involved in sedition
  • Dutch: opruiend — of, related to, or involved in sedition
  • Dutch: opstandig — of, related to, or involved in sedition
  • Finnish: petollinen — of, related to, or involved in sedition
  • French: séditieux — of, related to, or involved in sedition
  • German: rebellisch — of, related to, or involved in sedition
  • German: widerspenstig — of, related to, or involved in sedition
  • German: auf Krawall gebürstet — of, related to, or involved in sedition
  • Hungarian: lázító — of, related to, or involved in sedition
  • Latin: sēditiōsus — of, related to, or involved in sedition
  • Polish: przewrotowy — of, related to, or involved in sedition
  • Polish: wywrotowy — of, related to, or involved in sedition
  • Polish: buntowniczy — of, related to, or involved in sedition
  • Romanian: sedițios — of, related to, or involved in sedition
  • Russian: мятежный (mjatežnyj) — of, related to, or involved in sedition
  • Spanish: sedicioso — of, related to, or involved in sedition
  • Ukrainian: крамольний (kramolʹnyj) — of, related to, or involved in sedition
  • Ukrainian: підбурювальний (pidburjuvalʹnyj) — of, related to, or involved in sedition
  • Ukrainian: бунтівний (buntivnyj) — of, related to, or involved in sedition