Hindsight

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhaɪndsaɪt/

Origin

From hind + sight

Full definition of hindsight

Noun

1. Realisation or understanding of the significance and nature of events after they have occurredWhen you read "Seven Little Rabbits" at age 6 and read it again 15 years later, the hindsight you've developed in the time between will make you look at and think of the book much differently than you did the first time!
2. The rear sight of a firearm

Antonyms

• foresight

Derived terms

• hindsightly
• twenty-twenty hindsight