retcon

ˈrɛt.kɒn

retconnedretconning

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Definition of retcon - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

fiction story

Rare

change in a story that explains past events differently

Rare

The retcon made the villain's past actions understandable.

Verb

tr.

story revision

Rare

change past story events, sometimes to fix mistakes or gaps

Rare

The writers retcon the character's origin in season two.

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Origin of retcon

English, retroactive (backward) + continuity (unbrokenness)

Examples of retcon in a sentence

That retcon changed the hero’s origin story.
Fans watched as writers retcon the show's timeline midseason.
The publisher retconned the hero's family history last year.

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French:rétcon, réécrire, ...
German:Retcon, nachträglich ändern, ...
Italian:retcon, modificare retroattivamente, ...
Spanish:retcon, ajustar la continuidad, ...
Portuguese:alteração retroativa, reescrever o passado, ...
Chinese:设定修正, 篡改设定, ...
Japanese:レトコン, 後付け設定をする, ...
Arabic:تعديل في القصة, عَدَّلَ أَحْدَاثَ الْقِصَّةِ الْمَاضِيَةِ, ...
Hebrew:רֶטְקוֹן, לְשַׁנּוֹת אֶת הָעָבָר בַּעֲלִילָה, ...
Russian:реткон, ретконить, ...
Ukrainian:реткон, переписувати, ...
Hindi:रेटकॉन, कहानी को फिर से लिखना, ...
Bengali:রেটকন, গল্পের অতীত পরিবর্তন করা, ...
Catalan:retcon, retconitzar, ...
Czech:retcon, přepsat, ...
Danish:retcon, retconne, ...
Dutch:retcon, retconnen, ...
Greek:ρετκόν, αναθεωρώ την πλοκή, ...
Hungarian:retkon, átírni, ...
Khmer:ការកែសម្រួលរឿងក្រោយមក ដើម្បីបកស្រាយព្រឹត្តិការណ៍ពីមុនឡើងវិញ, កែប្រែព្រឹត្តិការណ៍ក្នុងសាច់រឿងពីមុនដោយបន្ថែមព័ត៌មានថ្មី, ...
Korean:설정 변경, 설정을 뒤집다, ...
Persian:بازنویسی داستان, بازنگری سابقه داستان, ...
Polish:retcon, wprowadzić retkon, ...
Portuguese (BR):retcon, revisar a história, ...
Romanian:retcon, a modifica retroactiv, ...
Swedish:retcon, skriva om historien, ...
Thai:การเปลี่ยนแปลงเนื้อเรื่องย้อนหลัง, แก้เนื้อเรื่องย้อนหลัง, ...
Turkish:retcon, geriye dönük değiştirmek, ...
Vietnamese:tình tiết thay đổi, viết lại cốt truyện, ...

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