HINDSIGHT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hindsight mean? 

• HINDSIGHT (noun)
  The noun HINDSIGHT has 1 sense:

1. understanding the nature of an event after it has happened

  Familiarity information: HINDSIGHT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HINDSIGHT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Understanding the nature of an event after it has happened

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Context example:

hindsight is always better than foresight

Hypernyms ("hindsight" is a kind of...):

apprehension; discernment; savvy; understanding (the cognitive condition of someone who understands)

 Context examples 

This means you will need to make adjustments to rapidly changing circumstances, but after they are over, in hindsight, it seems you will like the changes that are due.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Suddenly, I heard they moved out, and in hindsight, it became clear that they bought the apartment to fix it up and then sell to make a profit, and so they left within two years.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

I have found that random, untoward events often push me into a better place. Is there stress? Oh sure, I have felt intense stress, but in hindsight I always see the event I thought was the end of the world turn out to be a gift from the universe.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)