"hindthought" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhaɪndθɔːt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hindthought.wav [Southern-England] Forms: hindthoughts [plural]
Etymology: From hind + thought. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hind|thought}} hind + thought Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hindthought (countable and uncountable, plural hindthoughts)
  1. Consideration or questioning of events or decisions after they have occurred. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: hindsight, second thoughts
    Sense id: en-hindthought-en-noun-T75E9vYJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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