Reliving (Noun)
Meaning
A recurrence of a prior experience; "the reliving of a strong emotion can be therapeutic".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- Reliving the memories of her honeymoon through old photos brought back a mix of sweet and bittersweet emotions.
- The reliving of past traumas in her therapy sessions was a painful but ultimately healing process for her.
- Watching her child learn to ride a bike was a reliving of the joy she felt when she first learned to ride as a child.
- For some veterans, attending annual memorial services was a reliving of the camaraderie and shared experiences of their time in combat.
- The smell of freshly baked cookies triggered a reliving of happy childhood memories in the kitchen with her mother.