revanchist
Seeks territorial restoration
A revanchist seeks to reclaim lost territory or reverse a political defeat, typically through aggressive nationalism.
The term derives from French for "revenge" and often describes policies aimed at recovering lands ceded after war: revanchist sentiment in Germany after World War I, revanchist rhetoric about former Soviet territories.
As an adjective, it describes such attitudes or policies.
Extreme supremacist patriotism
- expansionismPolicy of territorial growth
- revisionismReexamining established doctrine
- jingoismBellicose extreme patriotism
- chauvinismMilitant devotion to group
imperialism · ethnocentrism · hegemony · supremacism · reactionary · hardliner · annexationism · militarism
Absorbing territory into jurisdiction
- reclamationRecovery of something lost
- borderOuter edge or limit
- disputedArgued over, unresolved
- homelandOne's native land
occupation · partition · reconquest · landgrab · expansion · enclave · sovereignty · reunification
Retaliation for injury
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
- reprisalPunitive action in return
grudge · grievance · resentment · bitterness · counterattack · requital · redress · humiliation
Armed struggle between groups
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
- hostilitiesActive armed fighting
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
- aggressionHostile or attacking behavior
offensive · invasion · confrontation · militarization · provocation · belligerence · rearmament · brinkmanship
ultranationalism
Extreme supremacist patriotism
- expansionismPolicy of territorial growth
- revisionismReexamining established doctrine
- jingoismBellicose extreme patriotism
chauvinism · imperialism · ethnocentrism · hegemony · supremacism · reactionary · hardliner · annexationism · militarism · authoritarianism
annexation
Absorbing territory into jurisdiction
- reclamationRecovery of something lost
- borderOuter edge or limit
- disputedArgued over, unresolved
homeland · occupation · partition · reconquest · landgrab · expansion · enclave · sovereignty · reunification · Alsace-Lorraine
vengeance
Retaliation for injury
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
reprisal · grudge · grievance · resentment · bitterness · counterattack · requital · redress · humiliation · vindication
war
Armed struggle between groups
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
- hostilitiesActive armed fighting
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
aggression · offensive · invasion · confrontation · militarization · provocation · belligerence · rearmament · brinkmanship · warmongering
nationalist
One prioritizing homeland interests
- populistAdvocate for ordinary citizens
- demagogueManipulative populist leader
- agitatorOne who foments discord
regime · movement · rhetoric · propaganda · rally · faction · party · manifesto · platform · scapegoating
revanchistpacifist
Anti-violence believer
internationalist · appeaser · defeatist · cosmopolitan · globalist
revanchistreconciler
One who restores harmony
pacifist · conciliator · peacemaker · conciliatory · forgiving