Dictionary

revanchism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɹəˈvɑnt͡ʃɪz(ə)m/ (General-American)
• /ɹɪˈvæn(t)ʃɪz(ə)m/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From the French revanche (“revenge”) + -ism, based on revanchisme. By surface analysis, revanche + -ism. Piecewise doublet of revengism.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory.
   • But couple the tightening of Chinese authoritarianism with Russia's turn toward revanchism and dictatorship, and then add the rise of radical Islam, with its violent intolerance, and the grand victory of Western liberalism can seem hollow, its values under threat even within its own societies. 2015 September 12, Steven Erlanger, “Are Western values losing their sway?”, in The New York Times (print version: Did liberalism win? It's not clear, International New York Times, 14 September 2015, p. 7):
   • Fleury had correctly grasped the wisdom of forestalling possible Austrian revanchisme over Lorraine, while France's biggest international problems emanated from England […] 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 233:
   • The EU lobby may have cobbled together institutions for a united states of Europe, but it was a fool's errand, and one that could only play into the hands of German revanchism. 2011 November 10, Simon Jenkins, The Guardian:
2. (uncountable, usually) Metaphorical endeavouring to regain lost political or cultural territory.
   • But Trump, proud son of Queens, believes firmly that stirring up division is essential to his success, and he’s always looking for ways to promote right-wing revanchism and resentment. He’s particularly drawn to symbolic fights where he can take an angry stand against cultural change. 2020 June 11, Paul Waldman, “Why Donald Trump is standing up for the Confederacy”, in Washington Post:

Forms

Relateds

revanchist · jingoism · revengism · irredentism · war of aggression · bellicism · expansionism · warmongerism · imperialism

Synonyms

revanche

Translations (50)

de Revanchismus (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · et revanšism (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · nb revansjisme (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · uz revanshizm (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · sv revanschism (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · es revanchismo (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · lt revanšizmas (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · fi revansismi (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · he רבנשיזם (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · ky реваншизм (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · be рэваншы́зм (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · da revanchisme (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · fa انتقامگرایی (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · mk реванши́зам (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · ka რევანშიზმი (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · cs revanšismus (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · it revanscismo (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · gsw Röwanschismus (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · ko 보복주의 (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · ja 報復主義 (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · ro revanșism (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · lv revanšisms (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · pl rewanżyzm (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · el ρεβανσισμός (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · hu revansizmus (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · fr revanchisme (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · tg реваншизм (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · ar اِنْتِقَامِيَّة (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · crh revanşizm (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · pt revanchismo (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · sh реваншѝзам (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · sq revanshizëm (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · hy ռեվանշիզմ (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · nl revanchisme (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · sh revanšìzam (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · sl revanšizem (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · vi chính sách phục thù (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · gl revanchismo (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · az revanşizm (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · kk реваншизм (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · ms revanchisme (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · cmn 復仇主義 /复仇主义 (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · tr rövanşizm (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · uk реванши́зм (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · sk revanšizmus (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · uz revanshistlik (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · vi chính sách trả thù (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · fi kostopolitiikka (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · ru реванши́зм (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) · bg реванши́зъм (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory)