Pronunciation: ˌ se-k ə ŋ - ' ges, -k ə n(d)-
Function: transitive verb
Date: 1941
1 : to criticize or question actions or decisions of (someone) often after the results of those actions or decisions are known <meet almost every morning and, over coffee, second-guess the local coach ― Bruce Newman> also : to engage in such criticism of (an action or decision) < second-guess the general's strategy>
2 : to seek to anticipate or predict <lived royally by his ability to second-guess the stock market ― Time >
– sec · ond-guess · er noun