verb
to revise (an aspect of a fictional work) retrospectively, typically by introducing a piece of new information that imposes a different interpretation on previously described events
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The practice of retconning is often used in literature to alter previously established storylines.
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I heard they're retconning the ending of that TV show we used to watch.
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They're retconning the whole backstory of that character, it's crazy!
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Sometimes in life, we wish we could retcon our past decisions and start fresh.