återuppleva

Återuppleva is a Swedish verb that means to relive or to experience again. It is used to describe the act of recalling past events or sensations and re-experiencing them, either through memory, imagination, or re-creations such as films, virtual experiences, or staged events.

Etymology and form: The word is a compound of åter- ("again") and uppleva ("to experience"), with uppleva from upp- and leva ("to live"). The related noun is återupplevelse, meaning a reliving or re-experiencing. The term is common in contemporary Swedish and covers both concrete memories and more general nostalgia.

Usage: Återuppleva typically takes a direct object naming what is being relived, for example "återuppleva barndomen," "återuppleva en resa," or "återuppleva ett minne." It can refer to personal recollection, or to media and cultural products designed to evoke past experiences, such as nostalgia-driven campaigns or reissues of films and music.

Context: In psychology the related concept is re-experiencing, a process in which traumatic memories are involuntarily recalled. In everyday language, återupplevelse is used to describe the sensation of live re-experiencing or reliving something meaningful. The term thus sits at the intersection of memory, emotion, and media.