upsurge
noun /ˈʌpsɜːdʒ/
/ˈʌpsɜːrdʒ/
[usually singular] (formal)- a sudden large increase in something
- upsurge (in something) an upsurge in violent crime
- upsurge (of something) a recent upsurge of interest in his movies
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dramatic
- great
- huge
- …
- upsurge in