Bill, for instance, often gets painful "flashbacks", in which unwanted memories intrude into his consciousness, but overall he has chosen to see it as the best way of avoiding repeating the same mistakes.
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(电影、小说、戏剧中的)闪回，倒叙
In a film, novel, or play, a flashback is a scene that returns to events in the past.