hindsight en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhaɪn(d)saɪt/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From hind + sight, 19th c. Compare Latinate retrospect.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Realization or understanding of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred.
You know what they say, hindsight is twenty-twenty.
In hindsight, I realize that I should have studied harder for the exam.
Hindsight is more easily acquired than foresight.
1961 March, “Talking of trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 133:
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(countable, rare, uncountable) The rear sight of a firearm.
Holonym: iron sights
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hindsights | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
twenty-twenty hindsight · in hindsight · hindsightly · hindsight is 20/20 · hindsightism
Hypernyms
Relateds
afterknowledge · hindlook · retrospect
Synonyms
Translations (24)
es retrospectiva (after-the-fact realisation or understanding) · it senno di poi (after-the-fact realisation or understanding) · da bagklogskab (after-the-fact realisation or understanding) · fi takatähtäin (rear sight of a firearm) · tr retrospektif (after-the-fact realisation or understanding) · es perspectiva (after-the-fact realisation or understanding) · cs zpětný pohled (after-the-fact realisation or understanding) · nl terugblik (after-the-fact realisation or understanding) · pt retrospecto (after-the-fact realisation or understanding) · ru прицел (rear sight of a firearm) · af nawete (after-the-fact realisation or understanding) · kn ಹಿನ್ನೋಟ (after-the-fact realisation or understanding) · ru взгля́д в про́шлое (after-the-fact realisation or understanding) · es noción a posteriori (after-the-fact realisation or understanding) · sv efterklokhet (after-the-fact realisation or understanding) · bg прицел (rear sight of a firearm) · sv facit (after-the-fact realisation or understanding) · no etterpåklokskap (after-the-fact realisation or understanding) · fi jälkiviisaus (after-the-fact realisation or understanding) · ja 後知恵 (after-the-fact realisation or understanding) · de Rückblick (after-the-fact realisation or understanding) · fr recul (after-the-fact realisation or understanding) · es conocimiento a posteriori (after-the-fact realisation or understanding) · ru ретроспективный взгляд (after-the-fact realisation or understanding)