upsurge

[uhp-surj, uhp-surj]

verb (used without object)

upsurged, upsurging 

1. to surge up; increase; rise.

   Water upsurged. Crime upsurged.

noun

1. the act of surging up; a large or rapid increase.

   an upsurge in sales.

upsurge

verb

1. literary,  (intr) to surge up

noun

1. a rapid rise or swell

Word History and Origins

Origin of upsurge¹

First recorded in 1915–20; up- + surge

Example Sentences

Turks and Caicos is not alone in experiencing an upsurge in gang violence in recent years.

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More and more property listings are offering a passport too – and political and social volatility in the US is said to be fuelling an upsurge in interest.

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There have been previous upsurges of mass protest.

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There was also an upsurge in deadly clashes between farmers and ethnic Fulani herders in central Nigeria.

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But some don't – and her organisation has noticed an upsurge of anti-Ukrainian online abuse that began several months ago.

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Related Words

• boom 
• improvement 
• recovery 
• upswing 
• upturn