recul
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Meanings
Noun
1. retreat, climb-down
2. drop; reduction, fall
3. distance (in time or space)
4. recoil, kick (of firearm)
5. hindsight (understanding of events after they have occurred)
Examples13
in retrospect, in hindsight, looking back
Tom took a couple of steps back.
I cringed.
I cringed.
In hindsight, this was a mistake.
In retrospect, that decision was a mistake.