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   revanchism

   /rɪˈvan(t)ʃɪz(ə)m/

   noun

   • 1. a policy of seeking to retaliate, especially to recover lost territory: "a recipe for deep future resentment, revanchism and renewed conflict"

   Word Origin 1950s: from French revanche, ‘revenge’ + -ism.

   Derivatives

   • 1. revanchist adjective

   Scrabble Points: 20

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