recurrentimage
nounUK /rɪˈkʌrənt ˈɪmɪdʒ/
US /rɪˈkɜːrənt ˈɪmɪdʒ/
A picture that keeps coming back in your mind or in a story.
The recurrent image of the red door haunted her dreams.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A visual pattern that appears again and again in art or design.
The recurrent image of waves ties the whole painting together.
3. A mental picture that returns again and again, often in trauma or anxiety.
The recurrent image of the accident made it hard for him to sleep.
4. A repeated graphic element in a film or book that carries symbolic meaning.
The recurrent image of a broken clock signals lost time in the novel.