flashback

noun

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

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

Synonyms for flashback

reminiscencen retrospectionn recollectionn recollectingv retrospectn rememberingn recallv remembrancen hindsightn

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