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revanchism

/ rɪˈvæntʃɪzəm /

noun

  1. a foreign policy aimed at revenge or the regaining of lost territories
  2. desire or support for such a policy

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Derived Forms

  • reˈvanchist, nounadjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of revanchism1

C20: from French revanche revenge

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Example Sentences

And I wish he had elaborated on his intriguing suggestion that “Watergate secured the ascendancy of movement revanchism.”

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