flashback
flash·back [flashback flashbacks] BrE [ˈflæʃbæk] NAmE [ˈflæʃbæk] noun
1. countable, uncountable a part of a film/movie, play, etc. that shows a scene that happened earlier in time than the main story
•The events that led up to the murder were shown in a series of flashbacks.
•The reader is told the story in flashback.
2. countable a sudden, very clear, strong memory of sth that happened in the past that is so real you feel that you are living through the experience again
•war veterans suffering from nightmares and flashbacks
Example Bank:
•The story is told in flashback.
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