Associations to the word «Revanchist»
Noun
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Wiktionary
REVANCHIST, noun. A revanchist person; occasionally, anyone seeking vengeance.
REVANCHIST, adjective. 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.
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.