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    second-guess

    verb

    • 1. anticipate or predict (someone's actions or thoughts) by guesswork: "he had to second-guess what the environmental regulations would be in five years' time"
    • 2. criticize (someone or something) with hindsight: North American "juries are often reluctant to second-guess doctors"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSECOND-GUESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SECOND-GUESS definition: 1. to guess what someone will do in the future: 2. to criticize someone's actions or an event…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › second-guessSecond-guess Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SECOND-GUESS is to criticize or question actions or decisions of (someone) often after the results of those actions or decisions are known; also : to engage in such criticism of (an action or decision). How to use second-guess in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySECOND-GUESS definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    SECOND-GUESS meaning: 1. to guess what someone will do in the future: 2. to criticize someone's actions or an event…. Learn more.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › second-guessSecond-guess - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    When you second-guess something, you either predict what will happen in the future, or look back and reevaluate something that happened in the past. You might second-guess your decision to wear shorts after it starts snowing.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › second-guessSECOND-GUESS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Second-guess definition: to use hindsight in criticizing or correcting.. See examples of SECOND-GUESS used in a sentence.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSECOND-GUESS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    second-guess. Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense second-guesses, present participle second-guessing, past tense, past participle second-guessed. verb. If you try to second-guess something, you try to guess in advance what someone will do or what will happen.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › second-guessSecond-guess - definition of second-guess by The Free Dictionary

    Second-guess means to criticize or correct after an outcome is known, or to attempt to anticipate or predict something. See the origin, usage, synonyms, and translations of this phrase from various sources.