revanchist
[ ruh-van-chist, -vahn-shist ]
/ rəˈvæn tʃɪst, -ˈvɑ̃ ʃɪst /
noun
an advocate or supporter of a political policy of revanche, especially in order to seek vengeance for a previous military defeat.
adjective
of or relating to a political policy of revanche.
of or relating to revanchists or revanchism.
OTHER WORDS FROM revanchist
re·vanch·ism, nounWords nearby revanchist
revaluate,
revalue,
revamp,
revanche,
revanchism,
revanchist,
revascularization,
revascularize,
revd,
reveal,
revealed religion
Example sentences from the Web for revanchist
This revanchist minority is angry, unsatisfied, and ready to fight.
Adenauer was very conscious of the dangers of driving the old Nazi elites into a kind of revanchist underground.