Meanings
nounrevengism (uncountable)
- uncountableA tendency to carry out, or preoccupation with, revenge.
Origin
From revenge + -ism. Piecewise doublet of revanchism.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 報復主義 /报复主义
- 報復主義 /报复主义 (bàofùzhǔyì)tendency to carry out revenge
Dutch wraakzucht
- wraakzuchttendency to carry out revenge
Finnish kostonhaluisuus
- kostonhaluisuustendency to carry out revenge
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revengism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/revengism
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“revengism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/revengism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “revengism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/revengism.
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