Main Entry: flash·back

Pronunciation: \ˈflash-ˌbak\

Function: noun

Date: 1903

1 : a recession of flame to an unwanted position (as into a blowpipe)
2 a : interruption of chronological sequence (as in a film or literary work) by interjection of events of earlier occurrence; also : an instance of flashback b : a past incident recurring vividly in the mind