behaviour or activities that try to destroy or damage something, especially an established political system

Many people have written about the subversiveness of the story's plot. 很多人都评论过这个故事情节的颠覆性。

The novel was banned once the authorities understood the subversiveness of its subject. 一旦当局了解其主题的颠覆性，这部小说就被禁止了。