Meanings
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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.
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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.
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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
From flash + back.