English dictionary

flashback

/'fl/&//S/,b/&/k/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story

noun.communication

Antonyms flash-forward

Source: WordNet 3.0
an unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier)

noun.event

Source: WordNet 3.0