reappreciation
- noun
- /ˌriːəˌpriːʃiˈeɪʃən/
- Her time away brought a new reappreciation for the support of her friends.
Examples
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The documentary led to a widespread reappreciation of the artist's early work.
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The reappreciation of her efforts was long overdue.
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After traveling abroad, he felt a deep reappreciation for his hometown and its familiar comforts.
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After the event, there was a sense of reappreciation among the attendees.
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After traveling abroad, he felt a deep reappreciation for his hometown and its familiar comforts.
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The documentary led to a widespread reappreciation of the artist's early work.
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Her time away brought a new reappreciation for the support of her friends.
Synonyms
A new check to see if something is still right after time or change
Finding something again after it was lost or forgotten
The act of looking again at something to decide how important it is
A new check of the value or importance of something
Changing how you think about a situation to feel less upset
How Appreciative
Surface Forms
Morphology
reappreciation = appreciation (transparent) = re + appreciate + ion
Adding 're-' to 'appreciation' straightforwardly gives the meaning of appreciation again or renewed appreciation.
Etymology
Reappreciation comes from the small word re- meaning 'again' and appreciate, which means 'to value' or 'feel grateful'. So reappreciation often means valuing or feeling grateful for someone or something all over again.