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Vocabulary Entry
flashback
|noun • verb
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N
noun
A vivid recollection of a past event, often experienced suddenly and intensely.
Example Sentences
"During the movie, he experienced a flashback to his childhood."
"Her flashback to the accident made her feel anxious."
"The novel includes several flashbacks that reveal the character's past."
V
verb
To experience or recollect a past event suddenly and vividly.
Example Sentences
"He flashed back to his first day at school."
"As she walked through the old neighborhood, she flashed back to happier times."
"The smell of the cookies made him flash back to his grandmother's kitchen."