revanchism

/ rɪˈvæntʃɪzəm /

noun

1. a foreign policy aimed at revenge or the regaining of lost territories
2. desire or support for such a policy

Derived Forms

• reˈvanchist, nounadjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of revanchism¹

C20: from French revanche revenge

Example Sentences

And I wish he had elaborated on his intriguing suggestion that “Watergate secured the ascendancy of movement revanchism.”

From The Daily Beast