hindsight
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪn(d)saɪt/
noun
Etymology: From hind + sight, 19th c. Compare Latinate retrospect.
- 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.”
- The rear sight of a firearm.
“Holonym: iron sights”