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Reminiscence vs Flashback - What's the difference?

reminiscence | flashback |

Flashback is a coordinate term of reminiscence.



As nouns the difference between reminiscence and flashback

is that reminiscence is an act of remembering long-past experiences, often fondly while flashback is a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.

reminiscence

English

(wikipedia reminiscence)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An act of remembering long-past experiences, often fondly.
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  • A mental image thus remembered.

    • Synonyms

    * recall * recollection

    Coordinate terms

    * flashback - memory of trauma

    Related terms

    * reminiscent

    See also

    * nostalgia

    External links

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    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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