revanchiste — meaning in English
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English meaning
- vengeful adj Wanting revenge; driven by a desire to punish someone who has wronged you.
Senses
revanchiste is used for these senses in English:
- revanchist 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.
- revanchist A revanchist person; occasionally, anyone seeking vengeance.
- vengeful Vindictive or wanting vengeance.