bittersweet memory
noun phraseUK /ˌbɪtəˈswiːt ˈmeməri/
US /ˌbɪtərˈswiːt ˈmeməri/
A memory that makes you feel both happy and a little sad at the same time.
Looking at old photos of our dog gives me a bittersweet memory of the fun we had.
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2. A past event remembered with fondness but also with a sense of loss.
Graduation day is a bittersweet memory for her because she missed her friends.
3. A recollection that brings pleasure and pain together.
The song brought back a bittersweet memory of his childhood home.
4. A mental image of something good that is now gone.
The empty playground was a bittersweet memory of summer days.