What does " stir up old emotions" mean?

Question

It was my ex said it to me,,,"I'm sorry if this is stirring up old emotions"...thank you in advance for the answer

Answer 1

it means to dig up the past.

In his case he meant the emotions you went through with him.

Answer 2

Reawaken old feelings (feelings that we felt in the past and we thought that it has been gone, but it's only buried or forgotten waiting to be revived).

Answer 3

It's kind of like the idiom, "re-open old wounds".

...to make someone remember an unpleasant event or situation that happened in the past.

Example: For many soldiers who served in Vietnam, the current conflict has reopened old wounds.

Answer 4

It means sorry that I'm reminding you of your bad memories or sad moments you had before.

Answer 5

"Stirring up old emotions" is when we revisit a time in our past and we are reminded of the things we were feeling at the time,  be it love, anger, jealousy or hate.

Answer 6

evoke memories

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Answer 7

It means that whatever is said could cause feelings and emotions that were long tucked away or forgotten to resurface and for you to feel them again. For an ex to say this they probably meant that something from your past you thought you were done dealing with it but it could possibly come back and you could start having the same feelings again.

Answer 8

it means to bring back old memories, or feelings.

    someone can mention something, and it makes you remember something that happened, or feel something toward someone that you felt at that time.

   it's like you and your friend were fighting. and then a few years later, your mom or sister says something that makes you remember that. And, therefore, you feel a little angry toward your friend.

Answer 9

it means to bring back the old memories...

for ex:  when you look at an album and see your pet dog who had  passed away...

Answer 10

When people go through things in there life and they deal with them in the best way that they can. They are pretty much controlled, and someone could say something to trigger those old emotions.

Answer 11

Revisiting the past. Things that were emotional once before and forgotten now brought up in the present time.

Answer 12

It means going back to the past.

Answer 13

If it puts you back in touch with feelings you had at some time in the past - especially negative ones, by bringing up that situation in conversation.

Answer 14

brings back bad memories

Answer 15

It means to remind you of events in the past that have very strong emotions associated with them, often so that you feel those emotions again.

An example would be to remind you of the death of your favorite pet and you start crying...because those old emotions (that you do not usually think about) were stirred up.

Answer 16

it means to reminisce old feelings that is supposed to be forgotten....like summoning half forrgotten faces out of the mists of the past...