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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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A revanchist person; occasionally, anyone seeking vengeance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
From French revanchiste, from revanche (“revenge”) + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
54 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Belarusian:
рэваншы́сцкі
(revanšýscki)
— advocating a policy of revanche
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Czech:
revanšistický
— advocating a policy of revanche
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Danish:
revanchistisk
— advocating a policy of revanche
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Dutch:
revanchistisch
— advocating a policy of revanche
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Finnish:
revansistinen
— advocating a policy of revanche
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French:
revanchiste
— advocating a policy of revanche
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French:
revanchard
— advocating a policy of revanche
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German:
revanchistisch
— advocating a policy of revanche
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Greek:
ρεβανσιστικός
(revansistikós)
— advocating a policy of revanche
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Italian:
revanscistico
— advocating a policy of revanche
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Norwegian:
revansjistisk
— advocating a policy of revanche
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Polish:
rewanżystyczny
— advocating a policy of revanche
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Polish:
rewanżystowski
— advocating a policy of revanche
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Polish:
odwetowy
— advocating a policy of revanche
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Portuguese:
revanchista
— advocating a policy of revanche
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Romanian:
revanșard
— advocating a policy of revanche
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Russian:
реванши́стский
(revanšístskij)
— advocating a policy of revanche
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Spanish:
revanchista
— advocating a policy of revanche
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Swedish:
revanschistisk
— advocating a policy of revanche
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Ukrainian:
реванши́стський
(revanšýstsʹkyj)
— advocating a policy of revanche
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Belarusian:
рэваншы́ст
(revanšýst)
— revanchist, vengeful person
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Chinese Mandarin:
復仇主義者 /复仇主义者
(fùchóuzhǔyì zhě)
— revanchist, vengeful person
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Czech:
revanšista
— revanchist, vengeful person
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Czech:
revanšistka
— revanchist, vengeful person
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Danish:
revanchist
— revanchist, vengeful person
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Dutch:
revanchist
— revanchist, vengeful person
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Finnish:
revansisti
— revanchist, vengeful person
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French:
revanchiste
— revanchist, vengeful person
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French:
revanchard
— revanchist, vengeful person
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French:
revancharde
— revanchist, vengeful person
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German:
Revanchist
— revanchist, vengeful person
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German:
Revanchistin
— revanchist, vengeful person
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Greek:
ρεβανσιστής
(revansistís)
— revanchist, vengeful person
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Greek:
ρεβανσίστρια
(revansístria)
— revanchist, vengeful person
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Italian:
revanscista
— revanchist, vengeful person
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Japanese:
報復主義者
(hōfukushugisha)
— revanchist, vengeful person
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Korean:
보복주의자
(bobokjuuija)
— revanchist, vengeful person
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Norwegian:
revansjist
— revanchist, vengeful person
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Polish:
rewanżysta
— revanchist, vengeful person
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Polish:
rewanżystka
— revanchist, vengeful person
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Polish:
odwetowiec
— revanchist, vengeful person
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Polish:
odwetówka
— revanchist, vengeful person
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Portuguese:
revanchista
— revanchist, vengeful person
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Romanian:
revanșist
— revanchist, vengeful person
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Romanian:
revanșistă
— revanchist, vengeful person
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Romanian:
revanșard
— revanchist, vengeful person
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Romanian:
revanșardă
— revanchist, vengeful person
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Russian:
реванши́ст
(revanšíst)
— revanchist, vengeful person
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Russian:
реванши́стка
(revanšístka)
— revanchist, vengeful person
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Spanish:
revanchista
— revanchist, vengeful person
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Swedish:
revanschist
— revanchist, vengeful person
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Turkish:
rövanşist
— revanchist, vengeful person
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Ukrainian:
реванши́ст
(revanšýst)
— revanchist, vengeful person
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Ukrainian:
реванши́стка
(revanšýstka)
— revanchist, vengeful person
