retrospect
Translation
hindsight, review of the past
Examples
In retrospect, I should have taken the job.
In retrospect, I should have taken the job.
Grammar Patterns
`in retrospect` looking back on a past event In retrospect, it was a bad decision.
Similar Words
Synonyms: hindsight, reflection, review
Etymology
From Latin `retro-` ('backwards') and `specere` ('to look at'). Literally 'to look backwards'.
Memory Tips
Think of 'retro specs' (spectacles) – looking at the past through old glasses.