A word a day

Many times, I've been caught in a situation where I'm engaging in an argument or debate with someone and am stunned into defeat by a momentarily loss of words. Only to have a witty repartee come to me hours later as I replay the conversation in my mind.

Now I know there's a word for that and it is:

esprit d'escalier (e-SPREE des-kal-i-YE)

Thinking of a witty remark too late; hindsight wit or afterwit

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