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resurgence

noun · 2 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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1

noun

Meaning 1

An instance of something resurging; a renewal of vigor or vitality.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

bringing again into activity and prominence

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the revival of trade
  • a revival of a neglected play by Moliere
  • the Gothic revival in architecture

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: revival, revitalization, revitalisation, revivification

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: improvement, betterment, advance

Narrower terms: rebirth, Renaissance, Renascence, regeneration, resurrection, resuscitation

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Latin surgō Latin resurgōbor. English resurge English -ence English resurgence From resurge + -ence.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: активизиране (aktivizirane) — An instance of something resurging
  • Bulgarian: съживяване (sǎživjavane) — An instance of something resurging
  • Chinese Mandarin: 再起 (Zàiqǐ) — An instance of something resurging
  • Chinese Mandarin: 卷土重来 (Juǎntǔchónglái) — An instance of something resurging
  • Finnish: uusi nousu — An instance of something resurging
  • Finnish: elpyminen — An instance of something resurging
  • Finnish: uusi tuleminen — An instance of something resurging
  • French: résurgence — An instance of something resurging
  • Galician: rexurdimento — An instance of something resurging
  • Greek: αναζωπύρωση (anazopýrosi) — An instance of something resurging
  • Greek: αναβίωση (anavíosi) — An instance of something resurging
  • Greek: επανεμφάνιση (epanemfánisi) — An instance of something resurging
  • Greek: νέα απειλή (néa apeilí) — An instance of something resurging
  • Italian: risorgimento — An instance of something resurging
  • Japanese: 復活 (fukkatsu) — An instance of something resurging
  • Polish: ożywienie — An instance of something resurging
  • Portuguese: ressurgimento — An instance of something resurging
  • Russian: возрожде́ние (vozroždénije) — An instance of something resurging
  • Spanish: resurgimiento — An instance of something resurging
  • Swedish: återkomst — An instance of something resurging
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