revisionism

1 of 3

noun (1)

re·​vi·​sion·​ism ri-ˈvi-zhə-ˌni-zəm 

1

: advocacy of revision (as of a doctrine or policy or in historical analysis) especially in a way that seems wrong or dishonest

2

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

revisionist

ri-ˈvi-zhə-nist 

noun or adjective

revisionist

2 of 3

noun (2)

re·​vi·​sion·​ist -zh(ə)nə̇st 

plural -s

1

: an advocate of revision (as of a court decision or an accepted attitude or point of view)

2

: reviser

3

: an advocate of revisionism

revisionist

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adjective

"

: advocating revision or revisionism

especially : seeking to reanalyze and re-present historical data in light of subsequent knowledge

Examples of revisionism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

At a recent town hall, that concern was raised directly, The Phoenix reported, with some alumni and community members questioning whether removing Trotter’s name constitutes revisionism. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2026

Online and in podcasts, historical revisionism thrived. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026

That was what happened—this revisionism. — Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 27 Feb. 2026

About a century later, as femvertising came to dominate the beauty industry, twentieth-century revisionism followed suit. — Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

revision + -ist

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for revisionism

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