recrudescence

[ ree-kroo-des-uhns ]

/ ˌri kruˈdɛs əns /

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noun

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

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Sometimes re·cru·des·cen·cy

[ree-kroo-des-uhn-see] /ˌri kruˈdɛs ən si/ .

Origin of recrudescence

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

OTHER WORDS FROM recrudescence

re·cru·des·cent, adjective

Words nearby recrudescence

recriminate, recrimination, rec room, recross, recrudesce, recrudescence, recrudescent, recruit, recruiter, recruitment, recrystallize

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