hindsightism

noun

Etymology

From hindsight + -ism.

  1. inherited from *sihti — “seeing, sight
  2. inherited from sihþ — “something seen; vision
  3. inherited from sighte
  4. compounded as hindsight — “hind + sight
  5. suffixed as hindsightism — “hindsight + ism

Definitions

  1. A tendency to look at past events with the benefit of hindsight.

    • Social democrats' achievement in establishing a democratic republic has been rubbished by post-1933 hindsightism.

The neighborhood

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