Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
flash-back
noun
/ˈflæʃˌbæk/
Definition
A sudden, vivid memory or recollection of a past event, often experienced as if it were happening in the present.
Examples
- During the therapy session, she experienced a flash-back to her childhood days.
- The film used flash-backs to provide context for the main character’s struggles.
- He often had flash-backs to the summer he spent at the beach with his family.
Meaning
A technique commonly used in literature and film to present an event that occurred before the current time in the narrative.
Synonyms
- recollection
- remembrance
- retrospective
- memory
