revisionism

English

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Etymology

revision + -ism

Pronunciation

• IPA: /rɪˈvɪʒəˌnɪzəm/

Noun

revisionism (countable and uncountable; plural revisionisms)

1. the advocacy of a revision of some accepted theory, doctrine or a view of historical events
2. (derogatory) an evolutionary form of Marxism, abandoning some of its original principles

Translations

advocacy of a revision of some accepted theory, doctrine or a view of historical events

Chinese: Mandarin: 修正主義 (zh), 修正主义 (zh) (xiūzhèngzhǔyì) Dutch: revisionisme (nl) n.

German: Revisionismus (de) m. Russian: ревизионизм (ru) (revizionísm) m. Spanish: revisionismo (es) m.