HINDSIGHT
hindsight
(noun) understanding the nature of an event after it has happened; “hindsight is always better than foresight”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hindsight (countable and uncountable, plural hindsights)
Realisation or understanding of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred
• When you read "Seven Little Rabbits" at age 6 and read it again 15 years later, the hindsight you've developed in the time between will make you look at and think of the book very differently!
(rare) The rear sight of a firearm
Antonyms
• foresight
Hypernyms
• sight
Source: Wiktionary
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