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reconstruction vs recollection

recollection vs reconstruction

reconstruction and recollection both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reconstruction Yes No No No
recollection Yes No No No
As nouns, recollection is a hypernym of reconstruction; that is, recollection is a word with a broader meaning than reconstruction:
  • reconstruction: recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall
  • recollection: the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
Other hypernyms of reconstruction include recall, reminiscence.
reconstruction (noun) recollection (noun)
the activity of constructing something again the ability to recall past occurrences
recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence something recalled to the mind
Difference between reconstruction and recollection

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