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n.

1. 1. A literary or cinematic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological order of a narrative.
   2. The episode or scene depicted by means of this device.
2. An unexpected recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug long after its original use.
3. Psychology. A recurring, intensely vivid mental image of a past traumatic experience: “Another study shows that women who served in Vietnam still struggle with depression, anxiety, and painful flashbacks from the war” (New York Times).

Theatrical technique used in dramatic presentations where the chronological sequence of events is interrupted by a scene recalling an event or occurrence from an earlier time; also called cutback. Flashback technique is often used effectively in television commercial production, as, for example, in a commercial for a dishwashing detergent where a housewife flashes back to a time when she used another detergent and was embarrassed because her dishes were not clean and did not shine.

A device used in literature to present action that occurred before the beginning of the story. Flashbacks are often introduced as the dreams or recollections of one or more characters. Flashback techniques are often used in films, where they are typically set off by a gradual changing of one picture to another.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - tilbageblik, tilbagevendende hallucination

Nederlands (Dutch)
flashback, ongewilde terugwijking van vuur, terugblik

Français (French)
n. - (Cin) retour en arrière, flash-back

Deutsch (German)
n. - Rückblende

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αναδρομή στο παρελθόν, φλας-μπακ

Italiano (Italian)
scena retrospettiva

Português (Portuguese)
n. - retrospectiva (f)

Русский (Russian)
короткая ретроспективная сцена

Español (Spanish)
n. - escena retrospectiva, retrospección

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tillbakablick

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
急转, 闪回, 倒叙

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 急轉, 閃回, 倒敘

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (영화에서) 회상장면

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - フラッシュバック, 逆火

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الإرتجاع الفني, مشهد سينمائي يعود بالمشاهد الى وقت سابق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תמונה מן העבר, הבזק לאחור‬

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