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retrospection

/rɛtrə(ʊ)ˈspɛkʃ(ə)n/

US pronunciation

American sound/rɛtrə(ʊ)ˈspɛkʃ(ə)n/

rɛtrəʊˈspɛkʃən

Syllables: 4 syllables
Stress: 3rd syllable stress
Vowel: Schwa vowel
Ending: Final -tion sounds like shun

rɛtrəʊ - ˈspɛkʃən -> retrospection

Myanmar meaning

(n) အတိတ်ကိုပြန်ဆင်ခြင်ခြင်း။

Full entry

retrospect /'retrǝspekt/ n

❏ in retrospect [IDM ] ပြန်ပြောင်း မြော်ရှုလိုက်သောအခါ။
Her success seems, in retrospect, little short of miraculous. ❍ In retrospect, it's easy to see where we went wrong.
❏ retrospection /_'retrǝ'spekʃn/ n [U] (fml ) ပြန်တွေးကြည့် ခြင်း။
❏ retrospective /_'retrǝ'spektÇv/ adj
၁။ နောက်ပြန်မြော် ကြည့်သော။ အတိတ်ခြေရာကောက်။ retrospective views/ guilt ❍ a retrospective exhibition of the painter's work.
၂။ နောက်ကြောင်းပြန် အာဏာသက်ရောက်မှုရှိသော။ a retrospective pay award ❍ The legislation was made retrospective.
n အတိတ်၏ အရိပ်ပြပွဲ။ a major retrospective of the photographer Dorothy Wilding. retrospectively adv :Mortgage interest relief can be claimed retrospectively.

More examples

In retrospect
we should never have allowed that to happen.

Synonyms

afterthought, be thought, bring back to, bring to mind, bringing to mind, brood over, brought to mind, call attention, call up, called up, calling up, cling to, come to one, dig into the past, dwell upon, even the score, exact retribution, fix in the mind, flash on, give a cue, give and take, hand onto, hark back, have memories, held dear, hindsight, hold dear, hold fast, holding fast, husbanding, jog memory, jog one's memory, keep forever, keep in mind, keep possession, live in the past, look back, look back on, looking back, make one remember, make one think, make reprisal, muse over, nail it down, nailed down, paid back, pay back, paying back, put in mind, re-collect, re-establish, recall, recollect, recollection, reconsideration, reexamination, refresh memory, relive, reliving, remember, remembering, remembrance, remind, reminisce, reminiscence, retain, retaliate, retrospection, return the compliment, review, revision, ring a bell, square accounts, stir up, stirred up, stirring up, strike a note, strike back, striking back, summon up, survey, take an eye for an eye, take revenge, think of, thinking of, thought of, turn the tables on, turn upon, wreak vengeance

Antonyms

forethought, prophesy, prospect

Cross references

afterthought be thought bring back to bring to mind bringing to mind brood over brought to mind call attention call up called up calling up cling to come to one dig into the past dwell upon even the score exact retribution fix in the mind flash on give a cue give and take hand onto hark back have memories held dear hindsight hold dear hold fast

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