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recovery

recovery

217 2.7
Returning to a normal state after damage or loss
  • noun
  • /rɪˈkʌvəri/
translation icon : recuperación
  • The community celebrated the recovery efforts that restored the park after the storm damage.
  • economic recovery
  • a recovery program
  • rapid recovery

Short term economic gain could also mean delayed recovery or worse for everyone.

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Examples

  • America has never undergone a vigorous recovery without real estate leading the way.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Yet despite popular opposition to the system, there was rapid recovery from wartime damage.

    Academic text (1991)
  • And I want them to tell me recovery is possible.

  • The first step to recovery is understanding the problem.

  • This is all about our road to recovery.

  • Short term economic gain could also mean delayed recovery or worse for everyone.

  • Not since the Great Depression three generations ago has recovery come so slowly after an economic crisis.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Nobody could've prevented the impact, but we had a program in place for the recovery.

  • In addition, the themes of rebuilding, recovery, and teaching others were discussed with participants.

    Academic text (2011)
  • After months of hard work and determination, her recovery from the injury was finally complete.

Synonyms

healing
vsrecovery
344 2.1

The body's natural process of getting better after injury or illness

applies to general returning to normal beyond bodily repair
restoration
vsrecovery
98 3.4

The act of returning something to its original state

is about overall returning to normal rather than specific repair
recuperation
vsrecovery
7 5.6

A period of rest when you slowly get healthier after illness or injury

is the broader process after any setback not only health
reestablishment
vsrecovery
2 4.6

Making something exist or work again after it stopped

is the broader process of getting back to normal use or state
bounce-back
vsrecovery
1 3.4

A quick recovery after a setback

can be slower and may take time rather than happen quickly
regeneracy
vsrecovery
8.7

The process of becoming new or useful again after damage

means general return to normal without stressing internal renewal
snapback
vsrecovery
6.0

A quick return to a previous level after a fall

is the general process which may be gradual not instantaneous

Antonyms

148 3.6

A problem that delays progress or makes things worse

Compounds

A hospital room where nurses watch patients as they wake from anesthesia

A United States program from 1948 to 1952 that gave money to rebuild Europe after World War II

A process someone follows to get better after illness, injury, or hard times

A stage in getting better after illness, injury, or addiction

How Restored

restoration
98 3.4
recovery
217 2.7
repair
352 2.3

Surface Forms

recovery singular
recoveries plural

Morphology

recovery = recover (transparent) = recover + y

This is a regular deverbal noun from 'recover' meaning the process of returning to a prior state.

Etymology

The word recovery comes from the parts re- 'again' and cover 'to take or hide'. That's why recovery for an economy, nature, or a person means returning to the normal state after a setback or damage.