thrown back
Tossed in reverse
Thrown back describes being suddenly reminded of something from the past, especially through sensory triggers like music, smells, or images: That song really threw me back to high school.
The phrase suggests involuntary mental transport to an earlier time.
Someone can also be thrown back by a surprising resemblance: I was thrown back by how much she looks like her mother.
- reflectedCast back, as light
- repelledDrove away forcefully
- taken abackShocked into momentary confusion
- bouncedReturned after hitting surface
- returnedWent back again
regressed · haunted · reminiscent · reverted · ricocheted · nostalgic · blast from the past · restored · defeated · triggered · recalled · recoiled · relapsed · flashback · deja vu · flung · delayed · obstructed
- sent backreturned, bounced, recalled, remailed, repatriated