Sekirov Dictionary

flashback

/ˈflæʃ.bæk/

noun 6
verb 1
forms 3

noun6

A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
A vivid mental image of a past trauma or other sensation that the trauma is happening in the present, especially one that recurs.
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Something that evokes old memories; a throwback.
- We danced fast to Martha and the Vandellas, Supremes or even the Beach Boys. Slow to Dusty Springfield or Righteous Brothers (how's that for a heavy flash back?) — 1971
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A similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug.
- Maude Lebowski: What do you do for recreation? / The Dude: Oh, the usual. I bowl. Drive around. The occasional acid flashback. — 1998
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A query that operates against data from an earlier time, before it was changed.
- As noted, that method provides limited support for multi-table flashbacks. — 2004
The condition of the flame propagating down the hose of an oxy-fuel welding system.

verb1

To undergo a flashback; to experience a vivid mental image from the past.

forms

flashbacked · flashbacking · flashbacks

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