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sec·ond-guess
![](/images/syllable_hide.gif) second-guess
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- pronunciation:
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nd
ges
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transitive verb |
inflections: |
second-guesses, second-guessing, second-guessed |
definition 1: |
to criticize by using information that was not originally available.
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definition 2: |
to guess or predict a development, outcome, or action of.
Economists rarely second-guess the stock market. |
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derivation: |
second-guesser (n.) |
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