resurgencenoun [ S or U ]
uk/rɪˈsɜː.dʒəns/us/rɪˈsɝː.dʒəns/formala new increase of activity or interest in a particular subject or idea that had been forgotten for some time:
The creation of independent states has led to a resurgence of nationalism.
resurgence in demand/popularity/interest
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Restoring and reviving
- ball
- bounce
- lick your wounds idiom
- modernize
- move
- move with the times idiom
- pick
- pick up/take the ball and run with it idiom
- rejuvenate
- rekindle
- renaissance
- restoration
- restore
- revival
- revive
- revivify
- rise
- rise from the dead/grave idiom
- salvage
- snap
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