Definify.com
Definition 2024
Flashback
Flashback
German
Alternative forms
Noun
Flashback m (genitive Flashbacks, plural Flashbacks)
- (psychology, drugs) flashback
Declension
Declension of Flashback
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Flashback | die | Flashbacks |
| genitive | eines | des | Flashbacks | der | Flashbacks |
| dative | einem | dem | Flashback | den | Flashbacks |
| accusative | einen | den | Flashback | die | Flashbacks |
flashback
flashback
English
Noun
flashback (plural flashbacks)
- a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative
- (psychology) a vivid mental image of a past trauma, especially one that recurs
- a similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug
- the condition of the flame propagating down the hose of an oxy-fuel welding system
Synonyms
- (dramatic device): analepsis
Coordinate terms
- (act of remembering): reminiscence
Derived terms
- (flame): flashback arrestor
Descendants
- German: Flashback
Translations
a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative
|
a vivid mental image of a past trauma, especially one that recurs
|
|
Verb
flashback (third-person singular simple present flashbacks, present participle flashbacking, simple past and past participle flashbacked)
- (intransitive) To undergo a flashback; to experience a vivid mental image from the past.
Synonyms
See also
Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: flash‧back
Etymology
Borrowing from English flashback.
Noun
flashback m (plural flashbacks, diminutive flashbackje n)
Synonyms
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowing from English flashback.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌflɛʃ.ˈbɛk/, /ˌflɛ.ʃi.ˈbɛ.ki/
Noun
flashback m (plural flashbacks)
- (narratology) flashback (earlier event inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative)