Standard Lemma guide

revisionist

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ɹɪˈvɪʒənɪst/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to revisionism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A proponent of revisionism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a Communist who tries to rewrite Marxism to justify a retreat from the revolutionary position

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: communist, commie

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English vision English revision Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English revisionist From revision + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: рэвізіяні́сцкі (revizijaníscki) — of or pertaining to revisionism
  • Bulgarian: ревизионисти́чен (revizionistíčen) — of or pertaining to revisionism
  • Catalan: revisionista — of or pertaining to revisionism
  • Chinese Mandarin: 修正主義的 /修正主义的 (xiūzhèng zhǔyì de) — of or pertaining to revisionism
  • Chinese Mandarin: 修正主義相關的 /修正主义相关的 (xiūzhèng zhǔyì xiāngguān de) — of or pertaining to revisionism
  • Finnish: revisionistinen — of or pertaining to revisionism
  • French: révisionniste — of or pertaining to revisionism
  • Galician: revisionista — of or pertaining to revisionism
  • German: revisionistisch — of or pertaining to revisionism
  • Italian: revisionista — of or pertaining to revisionism
  • Portuguese: revisionista — of or pertaining to revisionism
  • Romanian: revizionist — of or pertaining to revisionism
  • Russian: ревизиони́стский (revizionístskij) — of or pertaining to revisionism
  • Spanish: revisionista — of or pertaining to revisionism
  • Swedish: revisionistisk — of or pertaining to revisionism
  • Ukrainian: ревізіоні́стський (revizionístsʹkyj) — of or pertaining to revisionism
  • Belarusian: рэвізіяні́ст (revizijaníst) — proponent of revisionism
  • Belarusian: рэвізіяні́стка (revizijanístka) — proponent of revisionism
  • Bulgarian: ревизиони́ст (revizioníst) — proponent of revisionism
  • Bulgarian: ревизиони́стка (revizionístka) — proponent of revisionism
  • Catalan: revisionista — proponent of revisionism
  • Chinese Mandarin: 修正主義者 /修正主义者 (xiūzhèngzhǔyìzhě) — proponent of revisionism
  • Finnish: revisionisti — proponent of revisionism
  • French: révisionniste — proponent of revisionism
  • Galician: revisionista — proponent of revisionism
  • German: Revisionist — proponent of revisionism
  • Italian: revisionista — proponent of revisionism
  • Japanese: 歴史修正主義者 (rekishi shūseishugisha) — proponent of revisionism
  • Japanese: リビジョニスト (ribijonisuto) — proponent of revisionism
  • Polish: rewizjonista — proponent of revisionism
  • Polish: rewizjonistka — proponent of revisionism
  • Portuguese: revisionista — proponent of revisionism
  • Romanian: revizionist — proponent of revisionism
  • Romanian: revizionistă — proponent of revisionism
  • Russian: ревизиони́ст (revizioníst) — proponent of revisionism
  • Russian: ревизиони́стка (revizionístka) — proponent of revisionism
  • Spanish: revisionista — proponent of revisionism
  • Swedish: revisionist — proponent of revisionism
  • Ukrainian: ревізіоні́ст (revizioníst) — proponent of revisionism
  • Ukrainian: ревізіоні́стка (revizionístka) — proponent of revisionism
Real reading context

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