Hindsightism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hindsightism is a noun meaning A tendency to look at past events with the benefit of hindsight.
Meaning
A tendency to look at past events with the benefit of hindsight.
Example Sentences
Social democrats' achievement in establishing a democratic republic has been rubbished by post-1933 hindsightism.
Yes, we must beware of hindsight-ism. But let us acknowledge that today, at least, we know that the lending industry from 2004 through 2006 was not just pushing it. It had become unhinged—institutionally corrupt, rotten, like a fish, from the head.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hindthought, prospection, presentism, retrocognition, anachronism, superforecasting.
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