Meanings
verbflash back (third-person singular simple present flashes back, present participle flashing back, simple past and past participle flashed back)
present singular third person flashes back · participle present flashing back · participle past flashed back · past flashed back
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Denominal verb of flashback.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
flash back. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flash%20back
MLA
“flash back.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flash%20back. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flash back,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flash%20back.
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