revanchist
Meanings
Plural: revanchists
Noun
- A revanchist person; occasionally, anyone seeking vengeance.
Adj
- Seeking revenge or otherwise advocating retaliation, especially against a nation which has previously defeated and humiliated the revanchist party in war. Originally referred to the French indignation over losing Alsace-Lorraine to Germany in the Franco-Prussian War.
Origin / Etymology
From French revanchiste, from revanche (“revenge”) + -ist.
Scrabble Score: 18
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Words With Friends Score: 20
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