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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What does "dignity" mean?

Sometimes re·cru·des·cen·cy .

Origin of recrudescence

1715–25; <Latin recrūdēsc(ere) to recrudesce + -ence

re·cru·des·cent, adjective

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

recrudescence

[ rē′krōō-dĕs′əns ]

A recurrence of a pathological process or its symptoms after a period of improvement or quiescence.

re′cru•desce′ v.re′cru•des′cent adj.