English Explanatory Dictionary

second-guessing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or habit of vetting, evaluating; criticizing or correcting, often by hindsight, by presuming to have a better idea, method, etc.
  2. The act or habit of anticipating or predicting someone's actions or thoughts by guesswork.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of second-guess

Word forms

second-guessing second-guessings
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