Reminiscence — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a mental impression retained and recalled from the past

the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˌɛmᵻnˈɪsəns/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˌɛmɪnˈɪsəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˌɛmɪnˈɪsəns/

4 syllables Say it as /ɹˌɛmᵻnˈɪsəns/.

Examples

he has total recall of the episode

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

recall recollection

Parts of Speech

noun	a mental impression retained and recalled from the past
noun	the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort) “he has total recall of the episode”

Word Forms

reminiscent	adjective	serving to bring to mind; - Wilder Hobson
reminisce	verb	recall the past
recall	verb	recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
recollect	verb	recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Reminiszenz

ein mentaler Eindruck, der aus der Vergangenheit festgehalten und in Erinnerung gerufen wurde

🇫🇷French

réminiscence

une impression mentale retenue et rappelée du passé

🇪🇸Spanish

reminiscencia

una impresión mental retenida y recordada del pasado

🇮🇹Italian

reminiscenza

un'impressione mentale trattenuta e ricordata dal passato

🇳🇱Dutch

herinnering

een mentale indruk die wordt vastgehouden en teruggeroepen uit het verleden

🇵🇹Portuguese

reminiscência

uma impressão mental retida e relembrada do passado

🇷🇺Russian

воспоминание

мысленное впечатление, сохраненное и вызванное из прошлого

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संस्मरण

एक मानसिक प्रभाव अतीत से बना रहता है और याद किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

স্মৃতিচারণ

একটি মানসিক ছাপ বজায় রাখা এবং অতীত থেকে স্মরণ

🇮🇳Tamil

நினைவூட்டல்

கடந்த காலத்திலிருந்து ஒரு மன அபிப்ராயம் தக்கவைக்கப்பட்டு நினைவுகூரப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

జ్ఞాపకార్థం

ఒక మానసిక ముద్ర నిలుపుకుంది మరియు గతం నుండి గుర్తుచేసుకుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

आठवण

भूतकाळातील एक मानसिक छाप कायम ठेवली आणि आठवली

🇮🇳Gujarati

યાદ

ભૂતકાળની માનસિક છાપ જાળવી રાખે છે અને યાદ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಮರಣಾರ್ಥ

ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಪ್ರಭಾವವನ್ನು ಉಳಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಹಿಂದಿನಿಂದ ನೆನಪಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഓർമ്മപ്പെടുത്തൽ

ഒരു മാനസിക മതിപ്പ് നിലനിർത്തുകയും ഭൂതകാലത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ഓർമ്മിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਯਾਦ

ਇੱਕ ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਨੂੰ ਬਰਕਰਾਰ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਅਤੀਤ ਤੋਂ ਯਾਦ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

یادداشت

ایک ذہنی تاثر برقرار رکھا اور ماضی سے یاد کیا گیا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

怀旧

过去保留和回忆的心理印象

🇯🇵Japanese

回想

過去に保持され、思い出される精神的な印象

🇰🇷Korean

회상

과거로부터 유지되고 회상되는 정신적 인상

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự hồi tưởng

một ấn tượng tinh thần được giữ lại và nhớ lại từ quá khứ

🇹🇭Thai

ความทรงจำ

ความรู้สึกนึกคิดที่คงอยู่และหวนนึกถึงอดีต

🇮🇩Indonesian

kenangan

kesan mental yang dipertahankan dan diingat dari masa lalu

🇵🇭Filipino

paggunita

isang mental na impresyon na napanatili at naaalala mula sa nakaraan

🇲🇾Malay

kenangan

kesan mental yang dikekalkan dan diingati dari masa lalu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الذاكرة

انطباع عقلي تم الاحتفاظ به واستعادته من الماضي

🇮🇷Persian

خاطره گویی

یک تأثیر ذهنی که از گذشته حفظ شده و به یاد می‌آید

🇹🇷Turkish

anımsama

geçmişten korunan ve hatırlanan zihinsel bir izlenim

🇮🇱Hebrew

זכרונות

רושם נפשי שנשמר ונזכר מהעבר

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