revisionism

noun

re·​vi·​sion·​ism ri-ˈvi-zhə-ˌni-zəm 

1

: a movement in revolutionary Marxian socialism favoring an evolutionary rather than a revolutionary spirit

2

: advocacy of revision (as of a doctrine or policy or in historical analysis)

revisionist

ri-ˈvi-zhə-nist 

noun or adjective

Examples of revisionism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At least since 2012, Putin has sought to build and enforce a dominant ideology built on illiberal values and historical revisionism. —Andrei Yakovlev, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025

At the Pentagon, in particular, a messy revisionism ensued, as thousands of images on webpages and other online content were flagged for removal. —Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025

And in that confluence of historical revisionism and inclusive debate, a national identity that binds all Bangladeshis may finally emerge. —Simon Montlake, Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2025

Russian revisionism The post-Soviet rehabilitation of Ivan the Terrible goes back to the writings of Ivan Snychov, the metropolitan, or high ranking bishop, of Saint Petersburg and Ladoga. —Dina Khapaeva, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for revisionism

• activism
• ageism
• albinism
• altruism
• aneurism
• animism
• aphorism
• atomism
• barbarism
• bolshevism
• botulism
• brahmanism