HyperDic: flashback

English > 2 senses of the word flashback:
NOUNcommunicationflashbacka transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene / scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story
eventflashbackan unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier)
flashback > pronunciation
Soundsflae'shbae.k
Rhymesaback ... zodiac: 126 rhymes with aek...
English > flashback: 2 senses > noun 1, communication
MeaningA transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene / scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story.
Categoryliteraturecreative writing of recognized / recognized artistic value
BroadertransitionA passage that connects a topic to one that follows
Oppositeflash-forwardA transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to a later event or scene / scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story
Spanishanalepsis, flashback, retrovisión
Verbsflash backreturn in time
English > flashback: 2 senses > noun 2, event
MeaningAn unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier).
Broaderrecurrence, returnhappening / happening / happening again (especially at regular intervals)

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