bittersweetrecollection
nounUK /ˌbɪtəˈswiːt ˌrekəˈlekʃn/
US /ˌbɪtərˈswiːt ˌrekəˈlekʃn/
A memory that makes you feel happy and sad at the same time.
Looking at old photos of her childhood home gave her a bittersweet recollection.
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2. A fond but sorrowful remembering of a past time that cannot return.
His bittersweet recollection of summer camp made him smile and sigh.
3. A mental image of something past that carries both joy and regret.
She shared a bittersweet recollection of the day they moved away.
4. The act of calling to mind an event that is both pleasant and painful.
The reunion brought a bittersweet recollection of friends no longer near.