recrudescence

[ ree-kroo-des-uhns ]

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noun

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

Origin of recrudescence

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

Sometimes re·cru·des·cen·cy [ree-kroo-des-uhn-see] /ˌri kruˈdɛs ən si/ .

Other words from recrudescence

re·cru·des·cent, adjective

Words Nearby recrudescence

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How to use recrudescence in a sentence

She accepted with a slight recrudescence of primness; but her eyes did not leave him now.
Tristram of Blent | Anthony Hope
Fancy might have regarded the act as the recrudescence of a trick in which her armed progenitors were not unpractised.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles | Thomas Hardy
The recrudescence of anthropomorphic sentiment also seems to have passed its most acute stage before the close of the eighties.
The Theory of the Leisure Class | Thorstein Veblen
The year 1916 saw a recrudescence of both free-speech and strike activities.
The I.W.W. | Paul Frederick Brissenden
Its recrudescence was chiefly due to the activity of the Communards.
Contemporary Socialism | John Rae

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