flashback
noun /ˈflæʃ.bæk/Definition
C2 [C or U] a short part of a film, story, or play that goes back to events in the past: The novel began with a flashback to the hero's experiences in the war.Parts of plays, shows and films C2 [C usually plural] a sudden, clear memory of a past event or time, usually one that was bad: I kept having flashbacks of her lying there bleeding.Remembering, reminding and reminders
(Definition of flashback noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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