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- 1. an upward surge in the strength or quantity of something; an increase: "an upsurge in vandalism and violent crime"
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UPSURGE definition: 1. a sudden and usually large increase in something: 2. a sudden and usually large increase in…. Learn more.
: a rapid or sudden rise. an upsurge in interest. Did you know? An upsurge in drug use sometimes leads to an upsurge in crime. An upsurge of flu cases can be cause for alarm. And an upsurge of fury at overpaid CEOs might lead to new legislation to restrain high salaries.
An upsurge is when there's a sudden rise of something's strength or size. Hordes of people walking around your town with cameras might be due to an upsurge in tourism, for example. News shows often announce that there's an upsurge of crime or an upsurge of available jobs in public education.
Upsurge definition: to surge up; increase; rise. See examples of UPSURGE used in a sentence.
a sudden and usually large increase in something: An upsurge of/in violence in the district has been linked to increased unemployment. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Increasing and intensifying. accretion. accumulate. accumulatively. add fuel to the fire idiom. blaze. fade. go into orbit idiom. go up. growingly. heighten. inflation.
noun (ˈʌpˌsɜːdʒ ) 2. a rapid rise or swell. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. upsurge in American English. (ʌpˈsɜrdʒ ; for n. ˈʌpˌsɜrdʒ ) verb intransitive Word forms: upˈsurged or upˈsurging. 1. to surge up. noun. 2. a surge upward. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
Define upsurge. upsurge synonyms, upsurge pronunciation, upsurge translation, English dictionary definition of upsurge. intr.v. up·surged , up·surg·ing , up·surg·es To surge up. n. A rapid or abrupt rise: an upsurge in violent crime.
Definition of upsurge noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Upsurge Definition. ŭp-sûrj. upsurged, upsurges, upsurging. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Noun. Verb. Filter. verb. upsurges, upsurging. To surge up. Webster's New World. (intransitive) To surge up, or to become stronger or greater. Wiktionary. Synonyms: swell. soar. snowball. rise. mount. magnify. build. boost.
noun [ C ] uk / ˈʌpsɜːdʒ / us. Add to word list. a sudden increase: an upsurge in violent crime. (Definition of upsurge from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of upsurge. in Chinese (Traditional) 急劇上升，猛增… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 急剧上升，猛增… See more. in Spanish. aumento, recrudecimiento… See more.
