recrudescent

[ ree-kroo-des-uhnt ]

/ ˌri kruˈdɛs ənt /

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breaking out afresh or into renewed activity; reviving or reappearing: Recrudescent tuberculosis in that part of the world is presenting challenges for some ill-equipped health systems.The region is haunted by the specter of ethnic chauvinism and a recrudescent nationalism.

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How to use recrudescent in a sentence

He hurried to his wife with the picture, and she called it “Mamise” with a recrudescent anguish of doubt.
The Cup of Fury|Rupert Hughes
After-images or recrudescent memories coming up from the subconscious strata to which they had fallen.
Telepathy and the Subliminal Self|R. Osgood Mason
Yet the bottom stone in the wall of recrudescent admiration was the certainty that he had found a sympathetic ear.
The Quickening|Francis Lynde
He swore sharply and slapped again at a recrudescent flame upon his leg.
The History of Mr. Polly|H. G. Wells

No words were needed for the man to know how utterly lost was his recrudescent hope.
The Brand|Therese Broderick