Flashback: meaning, definitions and examples

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flashback

 

[ หˆflรฆสƒ.bรฆk ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

memory

A sudden and vivid memory of a past event or time, often triggered by a smell, sound, or sight.

Synonyms

memory, recollection, reminiscence

Examples of usage

  • I had a flashback to my childhood when I smelled freshly baked cookies.
  • She experienced a flashback of her time in college when she heard a familiar song on the radio.
Context #2 | Noun

film

A scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story.

Synonyms

memory lane, reminiscence, retrospection

Examples of usage

  • The movie used flashbacks to show the character's past experiences.
  • The novel included flashbacks to provide background information about the protagonist.

Translations

Translations of the word "flashback" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น lembranรงa

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคซเฅเคฒเฅˆเคถเคฌเฅˆเค•

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Rรผckblende

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ kilas balik

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ัะฟะพะณะฐะด

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ retrospekcja

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใƒ•ใƒฉใƒƒใ‚ทใƒฅใƒใƒƒใ‚ฏ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท flashback

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ flashback

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท geri dรถnรผลŸ

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ํšŒ์ƒ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุงุณุชุฑุฌุงุน

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ flashback

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ flashback

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ้—ชๅ›ž

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ bliskovni spomin

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ endurminning

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะตัะบะต ั‚าฏัั–ั€ัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒคแƒšแƒ”แƒจแƒ‘แƒ”แƒฅแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ flashback

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ flashback

Etymology

The term 'flashback' originated in the early 1900s, combining 'flash' (sudden) and 'back' (to the past). It was initially used in psychology to describe the sudden, intense recollection of a past experience. Over time, the term expanded to include its usage in literature, film, and everyday language to refer to a sudden memory or a scene set in the past.

See also: flash, flashes, flashily, flashiness, flashing, flashlight, flashy.