# revisionism

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹɪˈvɪʒəˌnɪzəm/ · frequency rank #46,149

## Definitions
1. The advocacy of a revision of some accepted theory, doctrine or a view of historical events.
2. An evolutionary form of Marxism, abandoning some of its original principles.

## Etymology
From revision + -ism.

## Easily confused with
- **revisionist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/revisionism-vs-revisionist)

## Common misspellings (16)
`ervisionism`, `reivsionism`, `reviisonism`, `revisinoism`, `revisioinsm`, `revisionims`, `revisionismm`, `revisionissm`, `revisionnism`, `revisionsim`, `revisoinism`, `revissionism`, `revsiionism`, `revvisionism`, `rrevisionism`, `rveisionism`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/revisionism