French word

résurgence

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁezyʁʒɑ̃s/

Meaning

  • feminine nounrevival

Example

On observe une résurgence de la musique rétro.

A revival of retro music can be seen.

Illustration for résurgence (revival)

More examples

On constate une résurgence de violence dans ce quartier.

We observe a resurgence of violence in this neighborhood.

Core concept

Something that has receded returning visibly, like water or a movement breaking through again.

Common phrases

  • une résurgence de violence

    a resurgence of violence

  • une résurgence des tensions

    a resurgence of tensions

Similar words

renouveau: A declining or outdated condition is renewed and becomes lively again.
renaissance: A culture or activity that had declined flourishes again.
réapparition: A person, thing, or phenomenon that disappeared appears again.
rebond: A temporarily weakened state or figure recovers and regains momentum.

Definition in French

Indique la réapparition ou la recrudescence d'un phénomène, d'une maladie ou d'un intérêt culturel.

Word origin

The element re- in résurgence reflects Latin re- 'again', while surg- comes from surgere 'to rise', giving the word its basic idea of rising again.

Usage tips

  • Résurgence commonly takes de before the returning phenomenon, as in une résurgence de la maladie or une résurgence de l'intérêt.

Other meanings

  • flare-upnoun
  • recurrencenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • ressurgirreemergeverb
  • résurgentresurgentadjective

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