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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a sudden forceful flow;
[syn: rush, spate, surge, upsurge]

2. a sudden or abrupt strong increase;
- Example: "stimulated a surge of speculation"
- Example: "an upsurge of emotion"
- Example: "an upsurge in violent crime"
[syn: surge, upsurge]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

upsurge
    n 1: a sudden forceful flow [syn: rush, spate, surge,
         upsurge]
    2: a sudden or abrupt strong increase; "stimulated a surge of
       speculation"; "an upsurge of emotion"; "an upsurge in violent
       crime" [syn: surge, upsurge]