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Word

revisionist

Phoneticsre·vi·sion·ist

US/ɹiˈvɪʒənɪst/

UK/ɹɪvˈɪʒənˌɪst/

Definition

n. a person who changes the way a story or history is told to fit a new idea or a different political view.

n. a person who challenges or reinterprets established historical, political, or literary narratives to align with a specific ideology or new evidence.

Examples

“The revisionist historian argues that the war was not a mistake.”

“The film presents a revisionist take on the classic novel, focusing on the female characters rather than the male heroes.”

“By presenting a revisionist account of the event, the scholar managed to shift the academic consensus regarding the primary causes of the conflict.”

Examples

simple

“The revisionist historian argues that the war was not a mistake.”

contextual

“The film presents a revisionist take on the classic novel, focusing on the female characters rather than the male heroes.”

complex

“By presenting a revisionist account of the event, the scholar managed to shift the academic consensus regarding the primary causes of the conflict.”

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