visszatekintés

Visszatekintés is a Hungarian noun that denotes the act or process of looking back at the past, often with reflection, evaluation, or consolidation of experiences. Etymologically, it is formed from vissza meaning “back” and tekintés meaning “gaze” or “looking.” The term can refer to cognitive processes of recalling events as well as to narrative or analytical practices that review past occurrences.

In contemporary usage, visszatekintés is common in journalism and media, where it titles retrospective segments such as year-end summaries or reviews of significant events. It is also a recognized narrative device in literature and film, where a story may incorporate visszatekintés to recount earlier episodes or to provide a retrospective viewpoint. In the arts, a retrospektív kiállítás or “retrospective” exhibit uses a closely related sense of the term, presenting works from a past period to reflect on an artist’s career.

In psychology and social sciences, visszatekintés can refer to the cognitive act of recalling past experiences, often in the context of self-assessment or learning from history. The term is sometimes used interchangeably with emlékezés or visszaemlékezés, but it typically carries a connotation of analysis or evaluation of past events rather than mere memory.

See also: emlékezés, visszaemlékezés, retrospektív, retrospektív kiállítás.