revanche

(rə-vänchˈ, -väɴshˈ)

1. The act of retaliating; revenge.
2. A usually political policy, as of a nation or an ethnic group, intended to regain lost territory or standing.

Related Forms:

• re·vanchˈism (-vänˈchĭz-əm, -väɴˈshĭz-) noun

• re·vanchˈist adjective & n.

• re·vanch·isˈtic adjective