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- [flash-bak]
- /ˈflæʃˌbæk/
- /ˈflæʃ.bæk/
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- [flash-bak]
- /ˈflæʃˌbæk/
Definitions of flashback word
- noun flashback a device in the narrative of a motion picture, novel, etc., by which an event or scene taking place before the present time in the narrative is inserted into the chronological structure of the work. 1
- noun flashback an event or scene so inserted. 1
- noun flashback Also called flashback hallucinosis. Psychiatry. the spontaneous recurrence of visual hallucinations or other effects of a drug, as LSD, long after the use of the drug has been discontinued. recurrent and abnormally vivid recollection of a traumatic experience, as a battle, sometimes accompanied by hallucinations. 1
- noun flashback A scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story. 1
- noun flashback recurrence of hallucinogenic experience 1
- noun flashback recurrence of past trauma 1
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Origin of flashback
First appearance:
before 1910 One of the 15% newest English words
1910-15; 1965-70 for def 3; noun use of verb phrase flash back
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Parts of speech for Flashback
noun
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preposition
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flashback popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
flashback usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for flashback
noun flashback
- hallucination — a sensory experience of something that does not exist outside the mind, caused by various physical and mental disorders, or by reaction to certain toxic substances, and usually manifested as visual or auditory images.
- recollection — the act of re-collecting or the state of being re-collected.
- memory — the mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving facts, events, impressions, etc., or of recalling or recognizing previous experiences.
- recall — to bring back from memory; recollect; remember: Can you recall what she said?
- reminiscence — the act or process of recalling past experiences, events, etc.
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