revanchist

revanchist
1. noun /ɹɪˈvan.ʃɪst,ɹɛˈvɑːn.ʃɪst,rɨˈvæntʃ.ɪst/
A person seeking revenge or otherwise advocating retaliation, originally specifically to avenge Germanys defeat in the Second World War.

The next day, newspapers across the political spectrum will express varying degrees of outrage at the presidents discourtesy, ignorance, and lack of style; one will accuse him of being a revanchist.

2. adjective /ɹɪˈvan.ʃɪst,ɹɛˈvɑːn.ʃɪst,rɨˈvæntʃ.ɪst/
Advocating a policy of revenge or retaliation.

No longer did young German tourists in France or Holland have to pretend that they were Swedes, and no longer did the governments of Eastern Europe blame all their problems on the "revanchist West Germans".

See Also: revanche, revanchism

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  • revanchist — one seeking to avenge Germany s defeat in World War I and recover lost territory, 1926 (on model of Fr. revanchiste), from revanche revenge, requital (1858), especially in reference to a national policy seeking return of lost territory, from Fr.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • revanchist — I. noun Date: 1926 one who advocates a policy of revanche II. adjective Date: 1948 of or relating to a policy of revanche …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • revanchist — revanchism, n. /reuh van chist, vahonn shist/, n. 1. an advocate or supporter of a political policy of revanche, esp. in order to seek vengeance for a previous military defeat. adj. 2. of or pertaining to a political policy of revanche. 3. of or… …   Universalium

  • Revanchist — Re|van|chist [revã ʃɪst, auch: revaŋ…], der; en, en [russ. revanšist] (bes. kommunist. abwertend): jmd., der in seinem Denken u. Handeln eine Revanchepolitik vertritt. * * * Re|van|chist [revã ʃɪst, auch: revaŋ...], der; en, en [russ. revanšist]… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Revanchist — Re|van|chist 〈 [ vãʃı̣st] m.; Gen.: en, Pl.: en; Politik〉 Vertreter des Revanchismus (2) …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • Revanchist — Re|van|chist der; en, en <aus gleichbed. russ. revanšist; vgl. ↑...ist> (abwertend) Vertreter des Revanchismus …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • revanchist — re·vanch·ist …   English syllables

  • revanchist — re|van|chist sb., en, er, erne (tilhænger af revanchisme) …   Dansk ordbog

  • Revanchist — Re|van|chịst, der; en, en …   Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

  • revanchist — I. chə̇st adjective : of, relating to, or marked by a policy of revanche II. noun ( s) : one who advocates a policy of revanche …   Useful english dictionary

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