flashback

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Pronunciation
/ˈflæʃbæk/
Noun
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

(authorship) A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.

Synonyms
analepsis
2 Definition

A vivid mental image of a past trauma, especially one that recurs.

3 Definition

A similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug.

4 Definition

The condition of the flame propagating down the hose of an oxy-fuel welding system.

5 Definition

A query that operates against data from an earlier time, before it was changed.

Verb
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

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