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hindsight

noun [U]
 
 
/ˈhaɪnd.saɪt/

Definition

the ability to understand an event or situation only after it has happened: With (the benefit/wisdom of) hindsight, I should have taken the job. In hindsight, it would have been better to wait.Wise and sensible
(Definition of hindsight noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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