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noun

flashback n.

A transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene; also, the scene thus introduced.

An unusually vivid recollection of a prior experience, often one that is traumatic, such as scenes from combat or a criminal assault, or induced by hallucinogenic drugs such as LSD; when accompanied by hallucinations it is called flashback hallucinosis.

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Etymology of 'Flashback'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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Words linked to "Flashback" : flash-forward, return, transition, literature, recurrence