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Definitions for upsurgeʌpˈsɜrdʒ; ˈʌpˌsɜrdʒ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

up•surgeʌpˈsɜrdʒ; ˈʌpˌsɜrdʒ(v.; n.)-surged, -surg•ing

  1. (v.i.)to surge up; increase; rise.

  2. (n.)the act of surging up; a large or rapid increase.

Origin of upsurge:

1915–20

Princeton's WordNet

  1. rush, spate, surge, upsurge(noun)

    a sudden forceful flow

  2. surge, upsurge(noun)

    a sudden or abrupt strong increase

    "stimulated a surge of speculation"; "an upsurge of emotion"; "an upsurge in violent crime"

Wiktionary

  1. upsurge(Noun)

    a sudden strong rise or flow

  2. upsurge(Verb)

    to surge up, or to become stronger or greater

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