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Retrospect vs Retrospection - What's the difference?

retrospect | retrospection |

As nouns the difference between retrospect and retrospection

is that retrospect is consideration of past times while retrospection is the deliberate recall of past events.

As a verb retrospect

is to look or refer back to; to reflect on.

retrospect

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • consideration of past times
  • * 1853 , , "Villette":
    • My mind, calmer and stronger now than last night, made for itself some imperious rules, prohibiting under deadly penalties all weak retrospect of happiness past; commanding a patient journeying through the wilderness of the present...
  • * 1976 , edition, ISBN 0820311286, page 298:
    • Whether, like Colin, in retrospect Willie Lee and Baptist would feel that what has vanished was greater than what was achieved, is not something we can predict.

    Antonyms

    * prospect

    Derived terms

    * in retrospect

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To look or refer back to; to reflect on
  • * 1804: Alexander Hamilton, Letter to John Adams (Bartlett) - To give a correct idea of the circumstances.., it may be useful to retrospect to an early period.

    • retrospection

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The deliberate recall of past events