Flashback

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A literary or cinematic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological order of a narrative.
  • n. The episode or scene depicted by means of this device.
  • n. An unexpected recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug long after its original use.
  • n. Psychology A recurring, intensely vivid mental image of a past traumatic experience: "Another study shows that women who served in Vietnam still struggle with depression, anxiety, and painful flashbacks from the war” ( New York Times).
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  • n. a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative
  • n. a vivid mental image of a past trauma, especially one that recurs
  • n. a similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene; also, the scene thus introduced.
  • n. An unusually vivid recollection of a prior experience, often one that is traumatic, such as scenes from combat or a criminal assault, or induced by hallucinogenic drugs such as LSD; when accompanied by hallucinations it is called flashback hallucinosis.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. return in time
  • n. an unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier)
  • n. a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    return    recurrence    transition   
    Cross Reference
    flashforward   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    analepsis   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    blood'    reminiscence   
     
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