How do you pronounce "subversive"?

In American English: /səbˈvɝːsɪv/ (suhb-VURS-iv). In British English: /səbvˈɜːsɪv/ (suhbv-ꞫS-iv). In Canadian English: /səbˈvɝːsɪv/ (suhb-VURS-iv). In Australian English: /səbvˈɜːsɪv/ (suhbv-ꞫS-iv).

Is "subversive" pronounced differently in American and British English?

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /səbˈvɝːsɪv/ (suhb-VURS-iv), while in British English it's /səbvˈɜːsɪv/ (suhbv-ꞫS-iv).

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subversive

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/səbˈvɝːsɪv/

suhb-VURS-iv

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səbsub·vɝːsver·ɪvsive

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