flashback
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- noun
- /ˈflæʃˌbæk/
- Literature
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flashback
- During the trial, the witness described a flashback to the day of the crime, providing essential context to the jury.
- a flashback scene
- flashback in film
- flashback to an earlier time
And what I would say is in flashbacks, it's a replay.
- And what I would say is in flashbacks, it's a replay.
- We're getting views of things through flashbacks and interactions and sayings and memories.
- I'm not really that fond of flashbacks as a rule, especially to reveal wounds.
- So we're like watching the search party and then we're also getting these flashbacks told by the girls.
- Thanks for giving me a good laugh with this flashback.
- Then after a food truck, we do a new, new show called Fight Night, flashbacks, flashback fight nights.
- I, I can't put it into words, but I can put it into flashback.
Examples
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The novel includes a poignant flashback that explains the protagonist's troubled relationship with his father.
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So we're like watching the search party and then we're also getting these flashbacks told by the girls.
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And now we get a flashback to how they got married.
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One of the scenes was a flashback to the day Angel and Joey were married.
Fiction book (1999) -
The flashback scene in the courtroom when she tells about being a schoolteacher.
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Yep, one of my favorite moments in Thor was the flashback sequence for the Valkyries.
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For example, Hurley's flashbacks indicate that his compulsive eating disorder stems from the day his father abandoned Hurley's family.
Academic text (2014) -
In the film, the main character narrates a flashback to his childhood, revealing crucial details about his past.
Synonyms
A scene in a book or film that shows a past event to explain the story
Antonyms
- Literature
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A scene in a book or film that jumps ahead to show events in the future
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Morphology
Etymology
Flashback comes from the parts flash ('a sudden bright light') and back ('to a time before'). So a flashback in a film or book is like a quick 'flash' that takes the story 'back' to an earlier moment to show important background.