retrospection

ret·ro·spec·tion

noun \ˌre-trə-ˈspek-shən\

Definition of RETROSPECTION

: the act or process or an instance of surveying the past

Examples of RETROSPECTION

1. This is a time of retrospection for many people.
2. <the president is confident that future retrospections will cast his actions in a more favorable light>

First Known Use of RETROSPECTION

1674

Related to RETROSPECTION

Synonyms: reappraisal, reconsideration, reexamination, retrospect, review

Related Words: recap, recapitulation, rehash

Near Antonyms: preview

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Rhymes with RETROSPECTION

by-election, circumspection, conic section, disaffection, disconnection, disinfection, fuel injection, genuflection, golden section, imperfection, indirection, insurrection, intellection, interjection, intersection, introjection, introspection, kin selection, misdirection, predilection, preselection, recollection, redirection, reelection, reinfection, resurrection, retroflexion, self-reflection, stage direction, vivisection, yeast infection