Definition of flashback
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a recession of flame to an unwanted position (as into a blowpipe)
2a
: 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
flash back
verb
flashed back; flashing back; flashes back
Definition of flash back (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to focus one's mind on or vividly remember a past time or incident
—usually used with to flashed back to my childhood
2
: to employ a flashback (as in a film)
—usually used with to
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The first known use of flashback was in 1903
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