noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The revision of history in order to omit something that actually happened. uncountable, usually

   "Across the world ruling elites have become ever more prone to historical negationism"

Synonyms

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denialismdenialism

Example

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"Across the world ruling elites have become ever more prone to historical negationism"

Etymology

From negation + -ism.

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