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Meaning of revanchist | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ɹɪˈvæn(t)ʃɪst/

Definitions

A revanchist person; occasionally, anyone seeking vengeance.

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Examples

“The next day, newspapers across the political spectrum will express varying degrees of outrage at the president's discourtesy, ignorance, and lack of style; one will accuse him of being a revanchist.”
“Mr. Murphy tracks shifts in Justice Scalia's approach and what differentiates it from those of other textual revanchists, whether Justice Clarence Thomas or the legal scholar Robert Bork.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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