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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)
Derived Forms
- ˈDzԻ-ˈܱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- oԻ-ܱİ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of second-guess1
Example Sentences
Devon Cherry: I was experiencing my first really big heartbreak, one of those relationships that was so draining, making me second-guess myself to the point where I didn’t even know who I was anymore.
It would be wrong to tailor penalties to the speed of someone's car or try to second-guess race situations.
Trump’s lawyers argued that judges do not have the authority to second-guess the management of federal agencies.
" 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.
“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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