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Definition of "negationist" [negationist]

  • One who revises history in order to omit something that actually happened. (noun)

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Use "negationist" in a sentence
  • "Far-right groups said they will protest outside the film's screening and a French member of parliament condemned it as a "negationist" rewriting of history."
  • "She was denounced in media outlets close to the government as a "negationist" of the genocide."
  • ""negationist" of the genocide or "divisionist" for public remarks made since her return from exile in January 2010 calling for the prosecution of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed against Hutu by the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF)."