resurgence

Other forms of resurgence

plural

resurgences·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about resurgence

What does resurgence mean?

resurgence means "bringing again into activity and prominence".

How many syllables are in resurgence?

resurgence has 3 syllables: re-sur-gence. The stress falls on "sur". In IPA it is /ɹiˈsɝdʒəns/.

What is another word for resurgence?

Close synonyms include revival, revitalization, revitalisation, revivification. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is resurgence a common word?

resurgence is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.