reflection vs retrospect

retrospect vs reflection

reflection and retrospect both are nouns.

reflection is not a verb while retrospect is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reflection	Yes	No	No	No
retrospect	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, retrospect is a hyponym of reflection; that is, retrospect is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reflection:

reflection: a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
retrospect: contemplation of things past

Other hyponyms of reflection include cogitation, study, meditation, speculation, meditation, introspection, self-contemplation, self-examination, extrospection.

reflection (noun)	retrospect (noun)
the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)	contemplation of things past
the ability to reflect beams or rays
a likeness in which left and right are reversed
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
a remark expressing careful consideration
expression without words
the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
(mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed

reflection (verb)	retrospect (verb)
	look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember

Difference between reflection and retrospect

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