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hindsight

noun

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Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪn(d)saɪt/

noun

Etymology: From hind + sight, 19th c. Compare Latinate retrospect.

  1. 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.

  2. The rear sight of a firearm.

    Holonym: iron sights