recurrence

[ ri-kur-uhns, -kuhr- ]

noun

1. an act or instance of recurring. recurring.
2. return to a previous condition, habit, subject, etc.
3. recourse.

Word History and Origins

Origin of recurrence¹

First recorded in 1640–50; recur + -ence

Example Sentences

So fearing a recurrence of the twisties can perpetuate the problem.

From Time

Understanding how atrocities happen is crucial to preventing their recurrence.

From Time

Hormone-blocking drugs can now cut the chance of recurrence.

From Popular-Science

We worry about the effectiveness and tolerability of treatment and about symptom recurrence.

From Nautilus

Taku SEKINE ended his life, swept away by a serious depression following his public questioning - on social networks and on a specialized site - with a recurrence akin to real relentlessness.

From Eater

There is an old Jewish joke about the recurrence of the biblical flood.

From The Daily Beast

The 91-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II was rushed to hospital on Wednesday with a recurrence of the infection.

From The Daily Beast

Worse, the recurrence of this whiny, unsympathetic caricature in a writer's work makes an unpleasant statement about the writer.

From The Daily Beast

In other diseases, like diphtheria and pneumonia, they are soon lost,—hence the recurrence of such diseases.

From Project Gutenberg

My weary shoulders fairly ache as we pass through the constant, or tri-yearly, recurrence of the same experience.

From Project Gutenberg

The monotony, the incessant recurrence, had a disastrous effect on her nerves, suggesting wild and desperate impulses.

From Project Gutenberg

The 'periodic recurrence of intervals' here spoken of may be illustrated on the key-board of a piano.

From Project Gutenberg

We had things to eat I had never dreamed of, and may I be spared a recurrence of them in my future dreams!

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• frequency
• repetition