flashback
/ˈflæʃ.bæk/ noun C1- 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.
Plural flashbacks
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