recrudescence

[ ree-kroo-des-uhns ]

noun

1. breaking out afresh or into renewed activity; revival or reappearance in active existence.

Other Words From

• re·cru·des·cent adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of recrudescence¹

First recorded in 1715–25; from Latin recrūdēsc(ere) “to recrudesce ” + -ence

Example Sentences

She accepted with a slight recrudescence of primness; but her eyes did not leave him now.

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Fancy might have regarded the act as the recrudescence of a trick in which her armed progenitors were not unpractised.

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The recrudescence of anthropomorphic sentiment also seems to have passed its most acute stage before the close of the eighties.

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The year 1916 saw a recrudescence of both free-speech and strike activities.

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Its recrudescence was chiefly due to the activity of the Communards.

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Related Words

• reactivation
• rebirth
• recovery
• regeneration
• rejuvenation
• renaissance
• renewal
• restoration
• resurgence
• resuscitation