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second-guess
[ sek-uhnd-ges ]
verb (used with object)
- to use hindsight in criticizing or correcting.
- to predict (something) or outguess (someone):
We must try to second-guess what he'll do next.
second-guess
verb
- to criticize or evaluate with hindsight
- to attempt to anticipate or predict (a person or thing)
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Derived Forms
- ˈsecond-ˈguesser, noun
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Other Words From
- second-guesser noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of second-guess1
First recorded in 1945–50
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Example Sentences
Eisenhower, of course, was rather difficult to second-guess on such matters.
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Rosensaft, the son of Holocaust survivors, added: “I am not going to second-guess from afar who he meets with.”
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But financiers who second-guess management about the details of company operations may be over-reaching.
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And even EMS dispatch vets, generally reluctant to second-guess the work of one of their own, have piled on.
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The incentives for the police and the government are pretty clear, and I'm not willing to second-guess them.
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