SECOND-GUESS Definition & Meaning

second-guess

[ sek-uhnd-ges ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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

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Origin of second-guess¹

First recorded in 1945–50

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Example Sentences

"What contempt Westminster shows us, leaving us in Wales to second-guess the effect that these benefit cuts will have because Westminster refuses to tell us," said Delyth Jewell, Plaid MS for South Wales East.

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“The Constitution simply provides no basis for ... no basis for second-guessing the policy judgment by the Executive that such an ‘invasion’ is occurring,” they said.

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Of the eight different Dodger managers hired since Lasorda retired in 1996, Roberts has been the most universally criticized, second-guessed and roundly booed.

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The CBS case is second-guessing editorial decisions on “60 Minutes,” and NBC is incorrectly accused of violating the equal time rule.

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So they were trying not to second-guess him.

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