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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CMU ARPABET:R IY0 V IH1 ZH AH0 N IH0 S T
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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
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A proponent of revisionism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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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