flashback

Etymology

flash +‎ back

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflæʃbæk/
• Hyphenation: flash‧back

Noun

flashback (plural flashbacks)

1. a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative
2. (psychology) a vivid mental image of a past trauma, especially one that recurs
3. a similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug
4. the condition of the flame propagating down the hose of an oxy-fuel welding system

Verb

flashback (third-person singular simple present flashbacks, present participle flashbacking, simple past and past participle flashbacked)

1. (intransitive) To undergo a flashback; to experience a vivid mental image from the past.

See also

• flashforward

Anagrams

• backflash, half-backs, halfbacks

Etymology

Borrowed from English flashback.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: flash‧back

Noun

flashback m (plural flashbacks, diminutive flashbackje n)

1. flashback

Etymology

Borrowed from English flashback.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌflɛʃ.ˈbɛk/, /ˌflɛ.ʃi.ˈbɛ.ki/

Noun

flashback m (plural flashbacks)

1. (narratology) flashback (earlier event inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative)

Etymology

Borrowed from English flashback.

Noun

flashback m (plural flashbacks)

1. flashback