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flashback

/'flæʃ,bæk/

Synonyms of flashback Antonyms of flashback Examples of flashback Usage of flashback Parts of flashback Definition that contains flashback Words sounding like flashback Explanation of flashback

noun
an unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier)
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type of:
recurrence return
noun
a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story
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Opposite:

flash-forward

type of:
transition

Definition that contains flashback

griffith United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948)
d. w. griffith United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948)
david lewelyn wark griffith United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948)