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hindsight

[hahynd-sahyt]

noun

  1. recognition of the realities, possibilities, or requirements of a situation, event, decision etc., after its occurrence.



hindsight

/ ˈɪԻˌɪ /

noun

  1. the ability to understand, after something has happened, what should have been done or what caused the event

  2. a firearm's rear sight

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hindsight1

First recorded in 1850–55; hind 1 + sight
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Modern fire-prevention strategies already are being implemented in new master-planned communities in Southern California, where home builders have the hindsight of previous disasters and implement tighter building codes.

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I know that vulnerable is the way to go, but I don’t do a lot of sorting through things in hindsight — it makes me uncomfortable.

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In hindsight, Trump’s first 100 days back in power now feels more like an arbitrary landmark in what will be a very long and very difficult journey.

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In hindsight, the federal and state response to the rail strike of 1894 appears to have lacked some consideration of unintended consequences.

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The subsequent hand-wringing over school closings, accordingly, has the unmistakable smell of hindsight.

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