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recrudescent

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌɹɛkɹu(ː)ˈdɛsənt/
  • /ˌɹikɹu(ː)ˈdɛsənt/
  • rhymes with -ɛsənt

1

adj

Meaning 1

Breaking out again or reemerging after temporary abatement or suppression.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • This seems to be a recrudescent strain of the plague rather than a wholly new disease.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Growing raw, sore, or painful again.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

the revival of an unfortunate situation after a period of abatement

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the patient presented with a case of recrudescent gastralgia

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin recrūdēscō (“to become raw again”); from re- + crūdēscō (“to become harsh or raw”).