English

Noun

hindsight ‎(countable and uncountable, plural hindsights)

1. Realisation or understanding of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred

   When 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 very differently!

2. The rear sight of a firearm

Antonyms

• foresight

Derived terms

• hindsightly
• twenty-twenty hindsight

Translations

See also

• hindlook