adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)dʒənt
CMU ARPABET:R IH0 S ER1 JH AH0 N T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:R IY0 S ER1 JH AH0 N T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Undergoing a resurgence; experiencing renewed vigor or vitality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
1975, Gerald Ford, State of the Union Address delivered on 15 January, 1975, A resurgent American economy would do more to restore the confidence of the world in its own future than anything else we can do.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Meaning 2
Of a celestial object, moving upwards relative to the horizon after a period of having moved downwards.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Rising again, as from the dead.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
1825, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Aids to Reflection, Aphorisms on Spiritual Religion, Aphorism 19, p. 326, [...] the co-eternal Word and only-begotten Son of the Living God, incarnate, tempted, agonizing [...] , crucified, submitting to Death, resurgent, communicant of his Spirit, ascendent, and obtaining for his Church the Descent and Communion of the Holy Spirit, the Comforter.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 4
Someone who rises again, as from the dead.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
rising again as to new life and vigor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
resurgent nationalism
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: renascent
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English surgent English resurgent From re- + surgent.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
възроден
(vǎzroden)
— Undergoing a resurgence; experiencing renewed vigor or vitality
Bulgarian:
активизиран
(aktiviziran)
— Undergoing a resurgence; experiencing renewed vigor or vitality
Greek:
αναδυόμενος
(anadyómenos)
— Undergoing a resurgence; experiencing renewed vigor or vitality
Greek:
επανεμφανιζόμενος
(epanemfanizómenos)
— Undergoing a resurgence; experiencing renewed vigor or vitality
Russian:
возродившийся
(vozrodivšijsja)
— Undergoing a resurgence; experiencing renewed vigor or vitality
Russian:
оживший
(oživšij)
— Undergoing a resurgence; experiencing renewed vigor or vitality
Chinese Mandarin:
复活者
(Fùhuó zhě)
— Of a celestial object, moving upwards relative to the horizon after a period of having moved downwards
Greek:
ογκούμενος
(ogkoúmenos)
— Of a celestial object, moving upwards relative to the horizon after a period of having moved downwards
