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REVANCHIST
Definition of REVANCHIST
noun
A revanchist person; occasionally, anyone seeking vengeance.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Another sense
REVANCHIST carries a second meaning.
adjective
Seeking revenge or otherwise advocating retaliation, especially against a nation which has previously defeated and humiliated the revanchist party in war. Originally referred to the French indignation over losing Alsace-Lorraine to Germany in the Franco-Prussian War.
Where it comes from
From French revanchiste, from revanche (“revenge”) + -ist.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
7.2%
of traced words share this origin (2,108)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
REVANCHIST in a sentence
“One last thing, I'll refuse to spell the word revanchist with a u in the middle, and I shall pronounce it accordingly, whenever I manage to wedge it in conversationally, just to earn the consternation of my peers.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
REVANCHIST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 43 boards so far. 106 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 46, 5 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 46, 5 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
REVANCHIST starts with R and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ACEHINRSTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start REVANC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 46
Could you have found REVANCHIST?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 46 - and most players walked straight past it.
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