SINCE 1828
second-guess
verb
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
also
: 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
verb
English Language Learners Definition of second-guess
US
: 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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