hindsight

[hahynd-sahyt]

noun

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

hindsight

/ ˈhaɪndˌsaɪt /

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hindsight¹

First recorded in 1850–55; hind ¹ + sight

Example Sentences

"I know it wasn't anything I'd done and it wasn't my fault, but it's very easy to say that in hindsight," she said.

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In hindsight, this incident has struck a chord with many, who say it highlights the extent of his influence on America's elite.

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But no hindsight was needed at all to calculate that an economic slowdown was going to be good for bonds.

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And if that wizardry could offer him the benefit of hindsight, which Hogwarts house would he be sorted into?

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With hindsight, both camps were partly right and partly wrong.

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