1. a policy of seeking to retaliate, especially to recover lost territory or status
Usage: political science; international relations

Examples

• The defeated nation’s revanchism led to decades of political tension.
• Historians debate whether revanchism was a major factor in the outbreak of the war.
• The party’s platform was built on revanchism and promises to reclaim lost territories.
• Critics warned that revanchism could destabilize the entire region.
• The treaty aimed to prevent future revanchism by addressing territorial disputes.
• Revanchism often emerges after military defeats or territorial losses.