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retrospection

ret·ro·spec·tion
R r

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [re-truh-spek-shuh n]
    • /ˌrɛ trəˈspɛk ʃən/
    • /ˈret.rə.spekt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [re-truh-spek-shuh n]
    • /ˌrɛ trəˈspɛk ʃən/

Definitions of retrospection word

  • noun retrospection the action, process, or faculty of looking back on things past. 1
  • noun retrospection a survey of past events or experiences. 1
  • noun retrospection the act of recalling things past, esp in one's personal experience 0
  • noun retrospection act, instance, or faculty of looking back on or reviewing past events, experiences, etc. 0
  • noun retrospection reference to a past event 0
  • noun retrospection a survey of past life or experiences 0
See all 6 definitions of retrospection

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Origin of retrospection

First appearance:

before 1625
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1625-35; retrospect + -ion

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Parts of speech for Retrospection

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Retrospection

retrospection popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for retrospection

noun retrospection

  • afterlight — the light visible in the sky after sunset; afterglow.
  • anamneses — the recollection or remembrance of the past; reminiscence.
  • anamnesis — the ability to recall past events; recollection
  • anamnestic — of or relating to anamnesis
  • deadeye — either of a pair of disclike wooden blocks, supported by straps in grooves around them, between which a line is rove so as to draw them together to tighten a shroud
All 10 Synonyms of retrospection

Antonyms for retrospection

noun retrospection

  • amnesia — If someone is suffering from amnesia, they have lost their memory.
  • forgetting — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
All 2 Antonyms of retrospection

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