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 34-year-old Trout had played in 74 of 75 games this year in a resurgent season. — Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026

Treasury yields have climbed in recent months because of rising oil prices and expectations that central banks will need to hold interest rates steady or even raise rates to tamp down resurgent inflation. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 18 June 2026

The 34-year-old Trout had played in 74 of 75 games this year in a resurgent season. — CBS News, 18 June 2026

Arraez is perhaps the most obvious trade chip on their roster as a pending free agent who’s having a resurgent season at the plate (and, apparently, can actually play second base now). — Chad Jennings, New York Times, 17 June 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