English Explanatory Dictionary

revanchist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A revanchist person; occasionally, anyone seeking vengeance.
adj
  1. Seeking revenge or otherwise advocating retaliation, especially against a nation which has previously defeated and humiliated the revanchist party in war. Originally referred to the French indignation over losing Alsace-Lorraine to Germany in the Franco-Prussian War.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈvæn(t)ʃɪst/ /ɹəˈvɑnt͡ʃɪst/ en-us-revanchist.ogg

Word forms

revanchist revanchists

Etymology

From French revanchiste, from revanche (“revenge”) + -ist.

Related words

revanche revanchism
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