Afterwisdom

/ˈæftərˌwɪzdəm/ noun

Definition

Wisdom or understanding that comes only after the fact; the realization of what should have been done, known after it's too late to act.

Etymology

Compound of 'after' and 'wisdom' (from Old English 'wisdōm'). Often appears with the synonym 'afterwit' to describe hindsight and regret.

Kelly Says

Afterwisdom is why the phrase 'hindsight is 20/20' exists—we all gain perfect clarity about decisions AFTER we've already made mistakes, making it the most frustrating kind of wisdom!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አብቅ በኋላ
ab-ik be-wa-la
ARالعربية
حكمة لاحقة
hik-ma la-hiq
BNবাংলা
জ্ঞানের পর
j-na-ner por
CACatalà
sapiència després
sa-pi-en-cia de-pres
CSČeština
moudrost poté
mou-drost po-te
DADansk
visdom efter
vi-dom ef-ter
DEDeutsch
Nachweisheit
nahk-veys-hayt
ELΕλληνικά
σοφία μετά
so-phia me-ta
ESEspañol
sabiduría posterior
sa-bee-dhoo-ree-ah post-eh-ree-or
FAفارسی
دانایی پس از
dan-a-yee pes-a-z
FISuomi
viisaus jälkeen
vi-i-saus ja-ki-n
FRFrançais
sagesse après
sa-zhes-s apres
GUGU
જ્ઞાન પછી
j-na-n pach-hi
HAHA
babban sani
ba-bban sa-ni
HEעברית
חוכמה לאחר
ho-khama la-a-cher
HIहिन्दी
बुद्धि के बाद
buddhi ke baad
HUMagyar
bölcsesség után
bol-cses-seg ut-an
IDBahasa Indonesia
kebijaksanaan setelah
ke-bi-ja-ka-na-an se-ta-leh
IGIG
n'eche n'eche
ne-che ne-che
ITItaliano
saggezza successiva
sa-gge-zza suc-ces-si-va
JA日本語
知恵の後
chi-e no ato
KKKK
білімнен кейін
bi-lim-nen key-in
KMKM
ច្បាប់បន្ទាប់
ch-bap bon-dtap
KO한국어
지혜 이후
ji-he i-hu
MRMR
ज्ञानानंतर
j-na-na-nan-tar
MSBahasa Melayu
kebijaksanaan selepas
ke-bi-ja-ka-na-an se-le-sep
MYမြန်မာ
သတိပြီး
tha-ti-pee
NLNederlands
wijsheid daarna
wij-sheid da-na
NONorsk
visdom etter
vi-dom ef-ter
PAPA
ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਬਾਅਦ
ja-na-ka-ree baad
PLPolski
mądrość później
mą-drość póź-niej
PTPortuguês
sabedoria posterior
sa-be-doo-ree-ah post-eh-ree-or
RORomână
înțelepciune ulterioară
in-teh-le-p-chi-une ul-teh-ree-or-ah
RUРусский
мудрость после
mu-dros-t pos-le
SVSvenska
visdom efter
vi-dom ef-ter
SWKiswahili
ujasi baada ya
u-ja-si ba-a-da ya
TAதமிழ்
ஞானத்திற்குப் பின்
nja-na-th-thir-kup pin
TEతెలుగు
జ్ఞానం తరువాత
j-na-nam ta-ru-va-ta
THไทย
ปัญญาหลัง
pa-nya nang
TLTL
karunungan pagkatapos
ka-ru-nun-gan pa-ga-li-ter-nan
TRTürkçe
bilgelik sonrası
bil-ge-lik son-ra-si
UKУкраїнська
мудрість після
mu-dris-t pis-li
URاردو
حکمت کے بعد
huk-mat kay baad
VITiếng Việt
sự khôn ngoan sau
su khôn ngoan sau
YOYO
ìṣẹ̀ ṣẹ̀
i-she-she-she
ZH中文
智慧之后
zhì huì zhī hòu
ZUZU
imisela emva
i-mi-se-la em-va

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