resurgent

adjective

re·​sur·​gent ri-ˈsər-jənt 

: undergoing or tending to produce resurgence

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Resurgent means literally a "rising again". We may speak of a resurgent baseball team, a resurgent steel industry, the resurgence of jogging, or a resurgence of violence in a war zone. Resurgence is particularly prominent in its Italian translation, risorgimento. In the 19th century, when the Italian peninsula consisted of a number of small independent states, a popular movement known as the Risorgimento managed to unify the peninsula and create the modern state of Italy in 1870.

Examples of resurgent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The move risks higher prices for some household goods as shoppers weather a bout of resurgent inflation set off by the Iran war. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 21 July 2026

Fears of resurgent regime remnants are being stoked by the scant court cases against Assad-era officials and the slow work of the country’s National Commission for Transitional Justice, which awaits support and guidelines from Parliament. — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2026

The sweep was an exclamation point on a strong first half for the resurgent White Sox. — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2026

But the population of mule deer has been steadily decreasing since the 1970s, leading some scientists to theorize that the newly resurgent wolves are relying on other prey, including beavers, rabbits and livestock, the 2021 report states. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

Latin resurgent-, resurgens, present participle of resurgere

First Known Use

1746, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for resurgent

• convergent
• detergent
• divergent
• emergent
• insurgent
• urgent

Kids Definition

resurgent

adjective

re·​sur·​gent -jənt 

: undergoing or tending to produce resurgence