hindsight
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noun
recognition of the realities, possibilities, or requirements of a situation, event, decision etc., after its occurrence.
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hindsight (ˈhaɪndˌsaɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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 |
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Hindsight
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Example sentences
The scientific method is one that is strictly based upon hindsight.
Hindsight is indeed easy, but this is hardly the first time financial market s have overreached.
In hindsight, that was when she stopped bothering herself with keeping us together.
In hindsight, perhaps the little red wagon should have been a tip-off that the cutting edge was still a little dull.
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