revanchist
Seeking revenge or otherwise advocating retaliation, especially against a nation which…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.
» The revanchist rhetoric is fueling nationalist movements.
Die revanchistische Rhetorik schürt nationalistische Bewegungen. — mhr
Реваншистская риторика подпитывает националистические движения. — marafon
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1 senses(not comparable)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.
revanchistisch
реванши́стскийrevanšístskij
реванши́стськийrevanšýstsʹkyj
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From French revanchiste, from revanche (“revenge”) + -ist.From French revanchiste, from revanche (“revenge”) + -ist.
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