second-guessing

ˌsɛk.əndˈɡɛs.ɪŋ

Definition of second-guessing - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

doubt

doubting or questioning a decision or action

Her constant second-guessing of her choices made her anxious.

doubting

questioning

reconsidering

criticism

criticizing after knowing the outcome

The coach faced second-guessing from fans after the team's loss.

Adjective

decisionsdoubting or questioning decisions or actions

Her second-guessing attitude made the team hesitant.

doubting

questioning

reconsidering

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Origin of second-guessing

English, second (after first) + guess (estimate)

Examples of second-guessing in a sentence

His second-guessing of the plan caused delays.
Second-guessing plagued the board meeting after the failed project.
He faced second-guessing from his peers after the decision.
His second-guessing nature slowed down the decision-making process.
The constant second-guessing from the board frustrated the CEO.

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French:doute, critique, ...
German:Selbstzweifel, zweifelnd, ...
Italian:dubbio, dubbioso, ...
Spanish:cuestionamiento, dudoso, ...
Portuguese:dúvida, questionador, ...
Chinese:质疑, 怀疑, ...
Japanese:疑念, 疑う, ...
Arabic:إِعَادَةُ النَّظَرِ, مُتَرَدِّد, ...
Hebrew:הַטָּלַת סָפֵק בְּעַצְמִי, מְפַקְפֵּק, ...
Russian:сомнение, сомневающийся, ...
Ukrainian:сумнів, сумнівний, ...
Hindi:पुनर्विचारजन्य शंका, शंका करना, ...
Bengali:পুনর্বিবেচনা, দ্বিধাগ্রস্ত, ...
Catalan:qüestionament, dubtant, ...
Czech:zpochybňování, pochybovačný, ...
Danish:tvivl, tøvende, ...
Dutch:twijfel, twijfelend, ...
Greek:αμφιβολία, αμφιβάλλων, ...
Hungarian:önmarcangolás, kétkedő, ...
Khmer:ការសង្ស័យ ឬចោទសួរឡើងវិញអំពីការសម្រេចចិត្ត ឬសកម្មភាពរបស់ខ្លួន, ស្ទាក់ស្ទើរក្នុងការសម្រេចចិត្ត, ...
Korean:의심, 의심하는, ...
Persian:تردید دوباره, شکاک, ...
Polish:kwestionowanie, kwestionujący, ...
Portuguese (BR):questionamento, questionador, ...
Romanian:îndoială, îndoielnic, ...
Swedish:tvivel, tvivlande, ...
Thai:การคิดทบทวนซ้ำ, สงสัย, ...
Turkish:şüphe, şüpheci, ...
Vietnamese:sự nghi ngờ, nghi ngờ, ...

second-guess

ˌsɛkəndˈɡɛs

Definition of second-guess - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

decision

doubt or criticize a decision after it is made

Don't second-guess your answer after submitting it.

criticize

nitpick

question

anticipate action

predict or anticipate what someone will do

She managed to second-guess the opponent's next move in the game..

anticipate

foresee

preempt

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second-guess oneself

doubt one's own decisions or actions

She tends to second-guess herself after making decisions.

Origin of second-guess

English, second (after first) + guess (estimate)

Examples of second-guess in a sentence

Don't second-guess him after hearing partial facts.
It's hard to second-guess his intentions.
Don't second-guess your initial decision.

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French:critiquer, anticiper, ...
German:hinterfragen, voraussehen, ...
Italian:mettere in discussione a posteriori, prevedere, ...
Spanish:cuestionar una decisión a posteriori, predecir, ...
Portuguese:pôr em causa, prever, ...
Chinese:事后质疑, 预料, ...
Japanese:再考する, 予測する, ...
Arabic:تَرَدَّدَ فِي قَرَار, تَوَقَّعَ, ...
Hebrew:לְפַקְפֵּק בְּהַחְלָטָה, לַחֲזוֹת מִרֹּאשׁ, ...
Russian:сомневаться в принятом решении, предугадать, ...
Ukrainian:сумніватися у своєму рішенні, передбачити, ...
Hindi:दूसरे अनुमान लगाना, भाँप लेना, ...
Bengali:নিজের সিদ্ধান্ত নিয়ে সন্দেহ করা, পূর্বানুমান করা, ...
Catalan:posar en dubte, preveure, ...
Czech:zpochybňovat, předvídat, ...
Danish:tvivle på, forudse, ...
Dutch:twijfelen aan de beslissing, voorspellen, ...
Greek:αμφισβητώ εκ των υστέρων, προβλέπω, ...
Hungarian:kétségbe vonni, előre látni, ...
Khmer:សង្ស័យការសម្រេចចិត្តក្រោយពេលសម្រេចរួច, ទាយទុកជាមុន, ...
Korean:뒤늦게 의심하다, 예측하다, ...
Persian:دوباره شک کردن, پیش‌بینی کردن, ...
Polish:wątpić, przewidzieć, ...
Portuguese (BR):duvidar, prever, ...
Romanian:a pune la îndoială, a anticipa, ...
Swedish:ifrågasätta i efterhand, förutse, ...
Thai:ลังเลภายหลัง, คาดเดา, ...
Turkish:kararını sorgulamak, tahmin etmek, ...
Vietnamese:nghi ngờ lại, đoán trước, ...

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