flashback.
A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
Meaning & usage
A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
A vivid mental image of a past trauma or other sensation that the trauma is happening in the present, especially one that recurs.
Something that evokes old memories; a throwback.
A similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug.
The condition of the flame propagating down the hose of an oxy-fuel welding system.
A query that operates against data from an earlier time, before it was changed.
Where this word comes from
From flash + back.
To undergo a flashback; to experience a vivid mental image from the past.
Where this word comes from
From flash + back.
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