Flashback
Flashback 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.
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Reflection and flashback are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reflection" instead a noun "Flashback".
Nearby Word: flash
Reflection
Reflection noun - A briefly expressed opinion.
Flashback and reflection are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flashback" instead a noun "Reflection".
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Arrow: During the flashback in "Public Enemy", Mei happens to glance at Oliver's reflection as he is undressing in her room to take a shower.
Source: Watching the Reflection Undress -
In the film version of Dolores Claiborne, Dolores has a flashback and then smashes a pane of window glass where she'd been looking at her reflection.
Source: Rage Against the Reflection -
Rage Against the Reflection: A flashback shows Zero breaking the mirror he's looking into when realizing he's become a vampire.
Source: Manga / Vampire Knight
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