resurgent adjective 3noun 1forms 3 adjective3 •Undergoing a resurgence; experiencing renewed vigor or vitality.A resurgent American economy would do more to restore the confidence of the world in its own future than anything else we can do. — 1975 •Rising again, as from the dead.Break not my dream, obtrusive tomb! Or teach thou, Spring! the grand recoil Of life resurgent from the soil Wherein was dropped the mortal spoil. — 1867 •Of a celestial object, moving upwards relative to the horizon after a period of having moved downwards. noun1 •Someone who rises again, as from the dead. formsresurgents · more resurgent · most resurgent