resurgent

resurgent adjective: undergoing a resurgence; experiencing renewed vigor or vitality.

Adjective

resurgent (comparative more resurgent, superlative most resurgent)

Undergoing a resurgence; experiencing renewed vigor or vitality.
- All the terror of time, where error and fear were lords of a world of slaves,
  Age on age in resurgent rage and anguish darkening as waves on waves,
  Fell or fled from a face that shed such grace as quickens the dust of graves.1894, Algernon Charles Swinburne, “England: An Ode”, in Astrophel and Other Poems, London: Chatto & Windus, Part I, stanza 5, p. 103
- What if this voice should say words that it speaks already in private, should rise and not fall again, should rise and rise and rise, and the people rise with it, should madden them with thoughts of rebellion and dominion, with thoughts of power and possession? Should paint for them pictures of...1948, Alan Paton, chapter 26, in Cry, the Beloved Country, New York: Scribner, page 184
Of a celestial object, moving upwards relative to the horizon after a period of having moved downwards.
Rising again, as from the dead.
- […] 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.1825, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Aids to Reflection, Aphorisms on Spiritual Religion, Aphorism 19, p. 326
- Break not my dream, obtrusive tomb!
  Or teach thou, Spring! the grand recoil
  Of life resurgent from the soil
  Wherein was dropped the mortal spoil.1867, Ralph Waldo Emerson, “May-Day”, in May-Day and Other Pieces, Boston: Ticknor & Fields, page 36

Noun

resurgent (plural resurgents)

Someone who rises again, as from the dead.
- The poor man came before the Police, making the bitterest complaints upon being restored to life; and for three years the burden of supporting him fell upon the mistaken Samaritan, who had rescued him from death. During that period, scarcely a day elapsed in which the degraded resurgent did not...1808 April, Sydney Smith, “Indian Missions”, in The Edinburgh Review, volume 12, number 23, page 175

resurgent meaning in Urdu, Bengali and Kannada

resurgent in Urdu

پھرسے

resurgent in Bengali

পুনরুজ্জীবিত, পুনরুত্থিত

resurgent in Kannada

ಮತ್ತೆ ತಲೆಯೆತ್ತಿಕೊಂಡವನು, ಪುನಃ ಚೇತರಿಸಿಕೊಂಡವನು, ಮತ್ತೆ ತಲೆಯೆತ್ತಿದ, ಮಾರೆದ್ದ, ಪುನಃ ಕ್ರಿಯಾಶೀಲನಾದ

Examples of resurgent in a sentence

Should paint for them pictures of Africa awakening from sleep, of Africa resurgent, of Africa dark and savage?1948, Alan Paton, chapter 26, in Cry, the Beloved Country, New York: Scribner, page 184:
They won at West Ham in a quarter-final replay then survived a comeback from a resurgent Everton to win the semi-final with Antony Martial's late winner.2016 May 22, Phil McNulty, “Crystal Palace 1-2 Manchester United”, in BBC:
During that period, scarcely a day elapsed in which the degraded resurgent did not appear before the European, and curse him with the bitterest curses—as the cause of all his misery and desolation.1808 April, Sydney Smith, “Indian Missions”, in The Edinburgh Review, volume 12, number 23, page 175:

Forms of resurgent

Adjective
comparative	more resurgent
superlative	most resurgent
Noun
plural	resurgents

Origin of resurgent

From re- + surgent.

Words formed from resurgent

nonresurgent

Words that rhyme with resurgent

1 more rhymesFewer rhymes

vergent

Questions about resurgent

What does resurgent mean?: Resurgent means undergoing a resurgence; experiencing renewed vigor or vitality.
What is resurgent in Urdu?: Resurgent in Urdu is پھرسے. See Resurgent meaning in Urdu.
How do you use resurgent in a sentence?: Should paint for them pictures of Africa awakening from sleep, of Africa resurgent, of Africa dark and savage?
What part of speech is resurgent?: Resurgent can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near resurgent in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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