Meanings
nounretrospection (countable and uncountable, plural retrospections)
plural retrospections
- countableuncountableThe deliberate recall of past events.
"And then?" prompted Carrados, for Nora seemed to be in danger of losing herself in retrospection. "Something definite happened?"
1934, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], The Bravo of London
Translations
Bulgarian ретроспекция
- ретроспекция (retrospekcija)the deliberate recall of past events
French rétrospection
- rétrospectionthe deliberate recall of past events
Indonesian retrospeksi
- retrospeksithe deliberate recall of past events
Irish aisbhreathnú
- aisbhreathnúthe deliberate recall of past events
Italian retrospezione
- retrospezionethe deliberate recall of past events
Japanese 懐古
- 懐古 (kaiko)the deliberate recall of past events
Polish retrospekcja
- retrospekcjathe deliberate recall of past events
Portuguese retrospeção, retrospecção
- retrospeçãothe deliberate recall of past events
- retrospecçãothe deliberate recall of past events
Tagalog pagbabalik-tanaw, balik-tanaw
- pagbabalik-tanawthe deliberate recall of past events
- balik-tanawthe deliberate recall of past events
Turkish anımsamak
- anımsamakthe deliberate recall of past events
Cite this entry
APA
retrospection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrospection
MLA
“retrospection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrospection. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retrospection,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrospection.
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