flashback C1 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /ˈflæʃ.bæk/ See IPA manual Freq #18744 Meanings 1 noun A part of a film, book, or play that shows an earlier event, interrupting the main story. The movie uses a flashback to show the hero's childhood. 2 noun A sudden, vivid memory of a past event, often a frightening one, that feels like it is happening again. He still has flashbacks to the night of the accident. 3 verb To suddenly remember a past event so vividly that it feels real again. She flashed back to her first day at school. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a part of a film, book, or... analepsis 3 verb · to suddenly remember a past... flash back Word family Forms flashbacks Derived forms antiflashback Etymology AI details From flash + back. Topics Mind & Cognition Entertainment & Leisure External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # flashback **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈflæʃ.bæk/ **Frequency rank:** 18744 ## Meanings 1. A part of a film, book, or play that shows an earlier event, interrupting the main story. 2. A sudden, vivid memory of a past event, often a frightening one, that feels like it is happening again. 3. To suddenly remember a past event so vividly that it feels real again. ## Examples - The movie uses a flashback to show the hero's childhood. - He still has flashbacks to the night of the accident. - She flashed back to her first day at school. ## Derived Forms - antiflashback ## Etymology From flash + back. ## AI Etymology Flashback is from flash + back. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean a part of a film, book, or play that shows an earlier event, interrupting the main story, or a sudden, vivid memory of a past event, often a frightening one, that feels like it is happening again. Derived formations include antiflashback. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition - Entertainment & Leisure markdown