Second-guess

//ˈsɛk.əndˌɡɛs// verb

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To vet or evaluate; to criticize or correct, often by hindsight, by presuming to have a better idea, method, etc. transitive

    "Please don't try to second-guess the procedure that we have already refined and adopted."

  2. 2
    evaluate or criticize with hindsight wordnet
  3. 3
    To anticipate or predict someone's actions or thoughts by guesswork. intransitive, transitive

    "In this day and age, it's so easy to stress / 'Cause people are strange and you can never second-guess"

  4. 4
    attempt to anticipate or predict wordnet

Etymology

A back-formation from second guesser, originally from baseball. First use appears c. 1941.

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