have a flashback

Frequency: 7.512.8 per million words

To experience a sudden, vivid memory of a past event.

flashbackVERB + FLASHBACK

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Examples (10)

  • She began to have a flashback to her childhood trauma.
  • Veterans often have flashbacks to their time in combat.
  • I started to have a vivid flashback of that terrible accident.
  • He would suddenly have a flashback whenever he heard that song.
  • The smell of smoke made her have a flashback to the fire.
  • Patients with PTSD frequently have disturbing flashbacks.
  • I didn't expect to have a flashback after all these years.
  • The therapy helped him cope when he would have a flashback.
  • She tried to stay calm whenever she would have a flashback.
  • The documentary caused many viewers to have flashbacks of their own experiences.