adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Breaking out again or reemerging after temporary abatement or suppression. not-comparable

   "This seems to be a recrudescent strain of the plague rather than a wholly new disease."

2. 2
   Growing raw, sore, or painful again. archaic, not-comparable

Adjective

1. 1
   the revival of an unfortunate situation after a period of abatement wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

backslidingreappearingrebornregressiverenewedrevived

Example

More examples

"This seems to be a recrudescent strain of the plague rather than a wholly new disease."

Etymology

From Latin recrūdēscō (“I become raw again”); from re- + crūdēscō (“I become harsh or raw”).

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