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Hindsight   Listen
noun
hindsight  n.  Understanding the nature of an event after it has happened; as, hindsight is always clearer than foresight.
20-20 hindsight, twenty-twenty hindsight Perfect understanding of an event after it has happened; a term usually used with sarcasm in response to criticism of one's decision, implying that the critic is unfairly judging the wisdom of the decision in light of information that was not available when the decision was made.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Hindsight" Quotes from Famous Books



... him off the boat myself; even when I went through his papers and found them all right—yes, even to the photograph on his passport! That's plain enough now, ain't it! If people only had as good foresight as they have hindsight, how ...
— The Mystery Of The Boule Cabinet - A Detective Story • Burton Egbert Stevenson



Words linked to "Hindsight" :   apprehension, discernment



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