sec·ond-guess
| \ ˌse-kᵊŋ-ˈges
, -kən(d)- \
, -kən(d)- \
second-guessed; second-guessing; second-guesses
Definition of second-guess
1
: to criticize or question actions or decisions of (someone) often after the results of those actions or decisions are known
meet almost every morning and, over coffee, second-guess the local coach— Bruce Newman
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: to engage in such criticism of (an action or decision)
second-guess the general's strategy
2
: to seek to anticipate or predict
lived royally by his ability to second-guess the stock market — Time
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“Second-guess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second-guess. Accessed 26 Jan. 2022.
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second-guess
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English Language Learners Definition of second-guess
: to criticize or question the actions or decisions of someone
: to try to guess or predict what (someone or something) will do
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The first known use of second-guess was in 1941
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