retrospection [ re-truh-spek-shuh n ]
noun
1. the action, process, or faculty of looking back on things past.
2. a survey of past events or experiences.
WORDS RELATED TO RETROSPECTION
thought, remembrance, recollection, mind, consciousness, hindsight, amendment, review, alteration, improvement, modification, reconsideration, reminiscence, memory, memoir, reflection, mindfulness, recall, awareness, cognizance
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Origin: First recorded in 1625–35; retrospect + -ion
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