Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

upsurge

 noun
     
up‧surge [countable]
1 a sudden increase
upsurge in
There was an upsurge in violence during June and July.
2 a sudden strong feeling
upsurge of
There was a genuine upsurge of religious feeling.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary