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Reminisce vs Flashback - What's the difference?

reminisce | flashback |

As a verb reminisce

is to recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically.

As a noun flashback is

flashback.

reminisce

English

Verb

(reminisc)
  • To recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically.
  • To talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories.
  • flashback

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative
  • (psychology) a vivid mental image of a past trauma, especially one that recurs
  • a similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug
  • the condition of the flame propagating down the hose of an oxy-fuel welding system
  • Synonyms

    * (dramatic device) analepsis

    Coordinate terms

    * (act of remembering) reminiscence

    Derived terms

    * (flame) flashback arrestor

    Descendants

    * German: (l)

    See also

    * flashforward

    Anagrams

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