backshadowing

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backshadowing

noun backshadowings

countable, uncountable A literary device in which an author shows how an event that already occurred affects the future.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of backshadow

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@misc{backshadowing_2026,
  title = {backshadowing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/backshadowing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}