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Surgent vs Resurgent - What's the difference?

surgent | resurgent |

As adjectives the difference between surgent and resurgent

is that surgent is surging; rising while resurgent is undergoing a resurgence; experiencing renewed vigor or vitality.

As a noun resurgent is

one who rises again, as from the dead.

surgent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Surging; rising.
    • ----

    resurgent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Undergoing a resurgence; experiencing renewed vigor or vitality.
  • (astronomy) Of a celestial object, moving upwards relative to the horizon after a period of having moved downwards.
  • Rising again, as from the dead.
    • (Coleridge)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who rises again, as from the dead.
    • (Sydney Smith)
    (Webster 1913) ----