Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hindsightism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hind-sight-ism
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From hindsight + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: hindsight

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does hindsightism mean?: A tendency to look at past events with the benefit of hindsight.
Where does hindsightism come from?: From hindsight + -ism.

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