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Flashback

noun
/ˈflæʃbæk/
Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

1.noun(authorship) A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
2.nounA vivid mental image of a past trauma, especially one that recurs.
3.nounA similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug.
4.nounThe condition of the flame propagating down the hose of an oxy-fuel welding system.
5.nounA query that operates against data from an earlier time, before it was changed.
6.verbTo undergo a flashback; to experience a vivid mental image from the past.

Synonyms

analepsisflash backreturnbackflashflashforwardbackfillbackshadowingframe storybackstoryframing devicepreflash

Rhymes With

crackslackblacktrackhackrackbacksetback
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