flashback
/ˈflæʃˌbæk/
noun
- A sudden, clear memory of a past event or time, often one that was unpleasant or traumatic.
- He had a flashback to the accident and felt scared for a moment.
- The smell of the ocean gave her a sudden flashback to childhood summers at the beach.
- The movie used a flashback to show the character's childhood.
- A scene in a book, movie, or play that shows events that happened earlier in the story.
- In the novel, a long flashback reveals the secret from the past.
- The director used a flashback to explain why the hero was so angry.
- The episode begins with a flashback to the main character's first day at school.
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verb
- To have a sudden, vivid memory of a past event.
- He flashed back to the moment he first saw the ocean.
- The song made her flashback to her high school prom.
- Sometimes I flashback to that summer and smile.