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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.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Hindsight" Quotes from Famous Books

... stressed the importance of Hawaii as a military outpost and its constant exposure to the danger of fresh invasion. He warned that "courts must guard themselves with special care against judging past military action too closely by the inapplicable standards of judicial, or even military, hindsight."[88] ...

— The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation • Edward Corwin

... hindsight being clearer than foresight—I had no difficulty in accounting for it. In order to lay a course and to keep it, the people in the boats would need precisely the things which had been carried off; and as each boat no doubt ...

— In the Sargasso Sea - A Novel • Thomas A. Janvier

... the most significant things is rarely seized at the moment of their appearance. Years or generations afterwards hindsight discovers ...

— The Evolution of the Country Community - A Study in Religious Sociology • Warren H. Wilson

Words linked to "Hindsight" : apprehension, understanding, discernment