flashback en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈflæʃ.bæk/
Etymology
From flash + back.
Meanings
- 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 or other sensation that the trauma is happening in the present, especially one that recurs.
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Something that evokes old memories; a throwback.
We danced fast to Martha and the Vandellas, Supremes or even the Beach Boys. Slow to Dusty Springfield or Righteous Brothers (how's that for a heavy flash back?)
1971, Georgia Strait, “The Gay Ghetto”, in Body Politic, number 1, page 17:
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A similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug.
Maude Lebowski: What do you do for recreation? / The Dude: Oh, the usual. I bowl. Drive around. The occasional acid flashback.
1998, Joel and Ethan Coen, The Big Lebowski (motion picture):
- The condition of the flame propagating down the hose of an oxy-fuel welding system.
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A query that operates against data from an earlier time, before it was changed.
As noted, that method provides limited support for multi-table flashbacks.
2004, Kevin Loney, Oracle Database 10g The Complete Reference, page 497:[…] less used and specialized types of queries, including composite queries, hierarchical queries, version flashbacks, and parallel queries.
2004, Gavin J. T. Powell, Carol McCullough-Dieter, Oracle SQL: Jumpstart with Examples, page xxv:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| flashbacks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
flashback arrestor (flame) · Vietnam flashback · antiflashback · dead wife flashback
Descendants
flashback · Flashback · flashback · flashback
Synonyms
Translations (42)
ru обра́тный кадр (a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative) · da flashback (a similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug) · fr analepse (a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative) · sv tillbakablick (a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative) · el αναδρομή (a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative) · ja フラッシュバック (a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative) · cmn 倒敘 /倒叙 (a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative) · de Flashback (a similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug) · de Flashback (a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative) · nn tilbakeblikk (a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative) · ru воспомина́ние (a vivid mental image of a past trauma, especially one that recurs) · es flashback (a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative) · es escena retrospectiva (a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative) · da flashback (a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative) · nb tilbakeblikk (a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative) · de Rückblende (a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative) · ms imbas kembali (a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative) · ko 플래시백 (a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative) · ca analepsi (a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative) · fr flashback (a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative) · ca flaixbac (a vivid mental image of a past trauma, especially one that recurs) · id sorot balik (a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative) · sv återblick (a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative) · ru взгляд в про́шлое (a vivid mental image of a past trauma, especially one that recurs) · de Flashback (a vivid mental image of a past trauma, especially one that recurs) · fa فلاشبک (a vivid mental image of a past trauma, especially one that recurs) · sv flashback (a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative) · da tilbageblik (a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative) · pt flashback (a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative) · fi takauma (a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative) · ca salt enrere (a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative) · cmn 幻覺重現 /幻觉重现 (a vivid mental image of a past trauma, especially one that recurs) · ru ретроспекти́ва (a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative) · is endurupplifun (a vivid mental image of a past trauma, especially one that recurs) · ru ретроспе́кция (a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative) · ru флэшбэ́к (a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative) · id kilas balik (a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative) · fi muistikuva (a vivid mental image of a past trauma, especially one that recurs) · ja 回想シーン (a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative) · fr retour en arrière (a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative) · de Rückblick (a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative) · da flashback (a vivid mental image of a past trauma, especially one that recurs)