retrospection

ret·ro·spect  (rtr-spkt)

n.

A review, survey, or contemplation of things in the past.

v. ret·ro·spect·ed, ret·ro·spect·ing, ret·ro·spects

v.intr.

1. To contemplate the past.

2. To refer back.

v.tr.

To look back on or contemplate (things past).

Idiom:

in retrospect

Looking backward or reviewing the past.

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[From Latin *retrspectus, past participle of retrspicere, to look back at : retr-, retro- + specere, to look at; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]

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retro·spection n.

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retrospection [ˌrɛtrəʊˈspɛkʃən]

n

the act of recalling things past, esp in one's personal experience

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	retrospection - reference to things past; "the story begins with no introductory retrospections" mention, reference - a remark that calls attention to something or someone; "she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his wife"
	2.	retrospection - memory for experiences that are past; "some psychologists tried to contrast retrospection and introspection" remembering, memory - the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered; "he can do it from memory"; "he enjoyed remembering his father"

Translations

retrospection [ˌretrəʊˈspekʃən] N → retrospección f, consideración f del pasado

retrospection

n → Zurückblicken nt