from a pair of silk stockings\nthe neighbors ...
from a pair of silk stockings\nthe neighbors sometimes talked of certain \better days\ that little mrs. sommers had known before she had ever thought of being mrs. sommers. she herself indulged in no such morbid retrospection. she had no time—no second of time to devote to the past. the needs of the present absorbed her every faculty. a vision of the future like some dim, gaunt monster sometimes appalled her, but luckily to - morrow never comes.\n(from \a pair of silk stockings\ by kate chopin)\nwhich word means the same as retrospection?\n1. gloominess\n2. hindsight\n3. imitation\n4. sympathy
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# Brief Explanations:
Retrospection refers to looking back on the past. Hindsight also means understanding or realizing something after it has happened, which is similar to looking back. Gloominess is about being sad or dark - mood related. Imitation is about copying. Sympathy is about feeling for others.
# Answer:
2. hindsight