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non-chronological story

[nɑn-ˌkrä-nə-ˈlä-ji-kəl ˈstȯ-rē]
nounpl: non-chronological stories
narrativa não-cronológica
1. A narrative in which events are not presented in the order they occurred, using techniques such as flashbacks, flash-forwards, or out-of-sequence storytelling
The film is a non-chronological story that jumps between past and present events.
O filme é uma narrativa não-cronológica que salta entre eventos do passado e presente.
2. A literary or cinematic work structured to reveal information in a deliberate order different from the sequence of occurrence for dramatic or thematic effect
This non-chronological story challenges the reader to piece together the timeline themselves.
Esta narrativa não-cronológica desafia o leitor a montar a linha do tempo por si mesmo.
Synonyms
non-linear narrativeout-of-sequence storyfragmented narrativedisjointed storyachronological narrative
Antonyms
chronological storylinear narrativesequential storystraightforward narrative

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
narrativa não-cronológica
Standard usage in Brazilian Portuguese media and literature
São Paulo
história fora de ordem
Alternative colloquial expression used in São Paulo
Portugal
narrativa não cronológica
Standard European Portuguese usage; typically written without hyphen
Rio de Janeiro
estória desconexa no tempo
More informal, conversational variant

Related Idioms & Phrases

told out of order
jumbled timeline
mixed-up sequence of events
storytelling that bounces around
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