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flashback

/ˈflæʃˌbæk/

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What does flashback mean?

noun

  1. A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
  2. A vivid mental image of a past trauma or other sensation that the trauma is happening in the present, especially one that recurs.
  3. Something that evokes old memories; a throwback.
More meanings (4)

noun

  1. A similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug.
  2. The condition of the flame propagating down the hose of an oxy-fuel welding system.
  3. A query that operates against data from an earlier time, before it was changed.

verb

  1. To undergo a flashback; to experience a vivid mental image from the past.
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IPA pronunciation

/ˈflæʃˌbæk/

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