# Vietnam flashback

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A flashback; a vivid mental image of a past trauma.

## Etymology
From Vietnam + flashback. Referencing veteran trauma from the Vietnam War

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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