upsurge

intr.v., -surged, -surg·ing, -surg·es.

To surge up.

n. (ŭpPRIMARY_STRESSsûrjSECONDARY_STRESS)

A rapid or abrupt rise: an upsurge in violent crime.

verb

To make or become greater or larger: aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, build, build up, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, grow, increase, magnify, mount, multiply, proliferate, rise, run up, snowball, soar, swell, wax. Informal beef up. See increase/decrease.

noun

The act of increasing or rising: aggrandizement, amplification, augment, augmentation, boost, buildup, enlargement, escalation, growth, hike, increase, jump, multiplication, proliferation, raise, rise, swell, upswing, upturn. See increase/decrease.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a sudden forceful flow
  Synonyms: rush, spate, surge

Meaning #2: a sudden or abrupt strong increase
  Synonym: surge

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - voldsom stigning, pludselig stigning, opsving, opstand
v. intr. - svinge op, stige

Nederlands (Dutch)
opleving, (krachtige) opwelling

Français (French)
n. - montée, augmentation
v. intr. - monter (la colère)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Aufwallen
v. - aufwallen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μτφ.) κύμα (ενθουσιασμού κ.λπ.), φούσκωμα

Italiano (Italian)
ripresa

Português (Portuguese)
n. - aumento (m), subida (f)

Русский (Russian)
подъем, прилив (о чувстве)

Español (Spanish)
n. - arrebato, acceso, aumento, repunte
v. intr. - aumentar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - framvällande, ökning, uppsving, resning, uppror

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
涌起, 高潮, 起浪

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 湧起, 高潮
v. intr. - 起浪, 湧起

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 급증 , 고조
v. intr. - 솟구쳐 오르다, ~이 갑자기 증가하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 激増, 急激な高まり
v. - 盛り上がる, 激増する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) انتفاضه, جيشان, ارتفاع مفاجئ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גיאות, גל, פרץ (רגשות)‬
v. intr. - ‮גאה, התנשא‬

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