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Este verbete ainda não foi traduzido para o seu idioma, portanto o original é exibido abaixo.
backward-looking
This term carries a strong negative connotation when applied to mindsets, policies, or leadership. It suggests a stubborn adherence to outdated traditions or a nostalgic blindness that actively hinders evolution and modernization. It is frequently used in political and corporate critiques to describe an inability to adapt to contemporary realities.
In a literal, physical sense, the term is neutral and purely descriptive. It refers to the spatial orientation of an object or a person's gaze, such as in automotive safety features or anatomical descriptions, without any implied judgment of progress or stagnation.
Meanings
Examples
Stop being so backward-looking and start thinking about where we want to be in five years.
The company failed because its leadership remained backward-looking in a rapidly changing market.
I cannot keep living in a backward-looking state of regret over things I cannot change.
His political views are stubbornly backward-looking and ignore the needs of the modern era.
We need a progressive strategy rather than this backward-looking approach to education.
The driver checked the backward-looking mirror before changing lanes.
She cast a backward-looking glance at the house she had lived in for twenty years.
The creature had a strange backward-looking eye that allowed it to see predators from behind.