revisionism

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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

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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

Historical revisionism over the decades since has popularized the Raptors nickname, but purists still consider this Air Jordan 7 colorway to be the Playoffs style. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Yet there are also signs that the right’s revisionism panic might be petering out. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026

The row comes as the museum prepares its first major exhibition overhaul in three decades, renewing concerns over historical revisionism at one of Japan’s leading peace museums. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 29 July 2026

Plus this kind of revisionism flies in the face of the nature of time. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 July 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