hindthought en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhaɪndθɔːt/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hinder Old English hindan Middle English hinde English hind Proto-Indo-European *teng-der. Proto-Germanic *þankijaną Proto-Germanic *þanhtaz Proto-West Germanic *þą̄ht Old English þōht Middle English thought English thought English hindthought From hind + thought.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Consideration or questioning of events or decisions after they have occurred.
Forethought, however, is much more satisfactory than hindthought.
1911, Frederick Frye Rockwell, Home Vegetable Gardening, →ISBN:It is done almost automatically, without hindthought, and such a press exists in other countries too.
1995, Europe Versus Intolerance, →ISBN, page 233:And if I understand you at all: these are all voluntary and self-imposed tendencies with you—for as much as they are not symptoms (about which I have a heap of painful hindthoughts).
2015, Rudolph Binion, Frau Lou: Nietzsche's Wayward Disciple, →ISBN, page 98:“Blind obedience to a government without forethought or, in your case, even hindthought is an abomination to free thought,” said Ethan, smiling.
2007, Raymond Rodrigues, Memoir of a Green Mountain Boy, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hindthoughts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |