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Definition of Flashback
1. Noun. A transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story.
Generic synonyms: Transition
Derivative terms: Flash Back
Antonyms: Flash-forward
2. Noun. An unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier).
Definition of Flashback
1. Noun. a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative ¹
2. Noun. (psychology) a vivid mental image of a past trauma, especially one that recurs ¹
3. Noun. a similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Flashback
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Flashback
1. An involuntary recurrence of some aspect of a hallucinatory experience or perceptual distortion occurring some time after taking the hallucinogen that produced the original effect and without subsequent ingestion of the substance. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flashback
Literary usage of Flashback
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Backup Book: Disaster Recovery from Desktop to Data Center by Dorian J. Cougias, E. L. Heiberger, Karsten Koop (2003)
"You can hold down the Shift key to select multiple items to drag into the FlashBack
window (on Windows, use the Control key to select multiple items not in ..."
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