flashback
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/ˈflæʃbæk/
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/ˈflæʃbæk/
A scene in a movie or story that shows something that happened earlier.
The movie uses a flashback to show how the characters first met.
A sudden, strong memory of a past event that feels real again.
After the accident, she had a flashback to the moment it happened.