[1840–50; insurg(ent) + -ence]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: layout, sensationalism, set piece, striation, warmup-ence is a suffix used to form nouns either from adjectives in -ent or from verbs. Other words that use the affix -ence include: acquiescence, coherence, diffluence, interference, precedence
Examples of 'insurgence' in a sentence
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It retains a sharp sense of self-worth, but undertows of insurgence and southern sensuality draw the sting.