second-guessv.

/ˌsɛkəndˈɡɛs/

/ˈsɛkəndɡɛs/

Etymology: Probably back-formation < second-guesser n.

colloquial (originally and chiefly North American).

1. transitive. To anticipate the action of (a person), to outguess; to predict or foresee (an event), to apprehend (simultaneously or beforehand) by guesswork.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > anticipation, forecast > anticipate, forecast [verb (transitive)]

to cast dangerc1449

forecasta1513

preventa1533

foredeem1542

premeditate1566

foretake1588

fore-run1591

foreprise1597

to lay one's account with (also on, for)1606

foreguess1640

prospect1652

precalculate1840

pre-empt1928

second-guess1941

1941 Broadcasting 22 Dec. 11/2 Do not try to second-guess or master-mind our military officials. Leave this for established military analysts and experts, who are experienced enough to await the facts before drawing conclusions.

1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §646/2 Predict the outcome [of a sporting event].., second-guess.

1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §733/7 ‘Dope the races.’ (To figure out or prophesy probable results from past performances &c.).., second-guess.

1963 ‘R. L. Pike’ Mute Witness viii. 137 Desperate people get panicky, and I never try to second-guess panicky people.

1974 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 22 Oct. 7/5 Any attempt to second-guess the economics of the situation to the end of the decade and beyond is a hazardous and probably futile task.

1976 Publishers Weekly 29 Mar. 49/2 Just when you think you've second-guessed [the author] WS, he turns the tables on you.

1980 Sci. Amer. Feb. 68/3 A mechanism by which his world-class backgammon program will develop a profile of an opponent's over-all playing style so that it can second-guess his moves and play accordingly.

2. To subject (a person or his action, esp. a decision) to criticism after the result of the action is known; to judge, question, or reconsider by hindsight. Also reflexive and absol. or intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > criticize [verb (intransitive)] > by hindsight

second-guess1946

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > criticize [verb (transitive)] > by hindsight

second-guess1946

1946 [see second-guessing n. at Derivatives].

1950 Sun (Baltimore) 27 Jan. 2/8 Second-guessing the conduct of Pacific war, Admiral Frederick C. Sherman points..to a whole series of lost chances.

1951 Sun (Baltimore) 28 Sept. (B ed.) 17/7 We lost 11 in a row and I still get nightmares thinking about some of those games. I'm still second guessing myself on some of them.

1955 Galaxy Sci. Fiction Apr. 86/2 They say that a century or so ago..there were only about five billion [people]. But anyone can second-guess that.

1965 H. Waugh End of Party x. 72 ‘They should have called the police,’ Avery growled... Fellows said with a shrug. ‘It's always easy to second-guess.’

1974 M. Hoyt Thirty Miles for Ice Cream x. 126 We second-guessed that the spot where I went through [the ice] had been sheltered.

1978 J. Krantz Scruples viii. 223 Even Billy's New York lawyers approved, because Josh Hillman was an exceedingly brilliant lawyer... He protected Billy's interests without trying to second-guess their own, far more informed, decisions.

1980 Daily Tel. 4 Jan. 3/3 He had pointed out the defect [in the manufacture of a car] to Sir Michael, who had replied in a cavalier manner, saying it was not his job to ‘second-guess’ his designers.

Derivatives

ˌsecond-ˈguessing n. (usually in sense 2).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > anticipation, forecast > [noun]

forecastinga1529

foreguessing1548

prevening1557

prejudice1560

prolepsis1578

foredeeming1587

forestalment1611

forestalling1641

forethought1653

anticipation1711

pre-empting1857

precasting1863

second-guessing1946

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > [noun]

prophecyc1330

prognosticationc1450

foresaying1548

foretelling1548

prediction1561

foresignifying1592

predict1609

prenunciation1623

bodement1826

predication1845

second-guessing1946

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > [noun] > by hindsight

quarterbacking1931

second-guessing1946

1946 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 26 Dec. 12/1 Pate, in naming Jake Kramer and Ted Schroeder as the entire United States Davis Cup team,..left himself wide-open to what could be the greatest second-guessing attack of many years.

1963 Life 9 Aug. 44/3 The besetting sin of the theater is second-guessing, trying to anticipate what the public wants and what will be commercially sound.

1981 Washington Post 25 Feb. e 7/3 As Dennie walked back to the jocks' room, the Instructor couldn't resist a bit of second-guessing. ‘I told you to stay on the rail,’ he said.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	second-guess
释义	second-guessv. /ˌsɛkəndˈɡɛs//ˈsɛkəndɡɛs/ Etymology: Probably back-formation < second-guesser n. colloquial (originally and chiefly North American). 1. transitive. To anticipate the action of (a person), to outguess; to predict or foresee (an event), to apprehend (simultaneously or beforehand) by guesswork. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > anticipation, forecast > anticipate, forecast [verb (transitive)] to cast dangerc1449 forecasta1513 preventa1533 foredeem1542 premeditate1566 foretake1588 fore-run1591 foreprise1597 to lay one's account with (also on, for)1606 foreguess1640 prospect1652 precalculate1840 pre-empt1928 second-guess1941 1941 Broadcasting 22 Dec. 11/2 Do not try to second-guess or master-mind our military officials. Leave this for established military analysts and experts, who are experienced enough to await the facts before drawing conclusions. 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §646/2 Predict the outcome [of a sporting event].., second-guess. 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §733/7 ‘Dope the races.’ (To figure out or prophesy probable results from past performances &c.).., second-guess. 1963 ‘R. L. Pike’ Mute Witness viii. 137 Desperate people get panicky, and I never try to second-guess panicky people. 1974 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 22 Oct. 7/5 Any attempt to second-guess the economics of the situation to the end of the decade and beyond is a hazardous and probably futile task. 1976 Publishers Weekly 29 Mar. 49/2 Just when you think you've second-guessed [the author] WS, he turns the tables on you. 1980 Sci. Amer. Feb. 68/3 A mechanism by which his world-class backgammon program will develop a profile of an opponent's over-all playing style so that it can second-guess his moves and play accordingly. 2. To subject (a person or his action, esp. a decision) to criticism after the result of the action is known; to judge, question, or reconsider by hindsight. Also reflexive and absol. or intransitive. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > criticize [verb (intransitive)] > by hindsight second-guess1946 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > criticize [verb (transitive)] > by hindsight second-guess1946 1946 [see second-guessing n. at Derivatives]. 1950 Sun (Baltimore) 27 Jan. 2/8 Second-guessing the conduct of Pacific war, Admiral Frederick C. Sherman points..to a whole series of lost chances. 1951 Sun (Baltimore) 28 Sept. (B ed.) 17/7 We lost 11 in a row and I still get nightmares thinking about some of those games. I'm still second guessing myself on some of them. 1955 Galaxy Sci. Fiction Apr. 86/2 They say that a century or so ago..there were only about five billion [people]. But anyone can second-guess that. 1965 H. Waugh End of Party x. 72 ‘They should have called the police,’ Avery growled... Fellows said with a shrug. ‘It's always easy to second-guess.’ 1974 M. Hoyt Thirty Miles for Ice Cream x. 126 We second-guessed that the spot where I went through [the ice] had been sheltered. 1978 J. Krantz Scruples viii. 223 Even Billy's New York lawyers approved, because Josh Hillman was an exceedingly brilliant lawyer... He protected Billy's interests without trying to second-guess their own, far more informed, decisions. 1980 Daily Tel. 4 Jan. 3/3 He had pointed out the defect [in the manufacture of a car] to Sir Michael, who had replied in a cavalier manner, saying it was not his job to ‘second-guess’ his designers. Derivatives ˌsecond-ˈguessing n. (usually in sense 2). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > anticipation, forecast > [noun] forecastinga1529 foreguessing1548 prevening1557 prejudice1560 prolepsis1578 foredeeming1587 forestalment1611 forestalling1641 forethought1653 anticipation1711 pre-empting1857 precasting1863 second-guessing1946 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > [noun] prophecyc1330 prognosticationc1450 foresaying1548 foretelling1548 prediction1561 foresignifying1592 predict1609 prenunciation1623 bodement1826 predication1845 second-guessing1946 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > [noun] > by hindsight quarterbacking1931 second-guessing1946 1946 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 26 Dec. 12/1 Pate, in naming Jake Kramer and Ted Schroeder as the entire United States Davis Cup team,..left himself wide-open to what could be the greatest second-guessing attack of many years. 1963 Life 9 Aug. 44/3 The besetting sin of the theater is second-guessing, trying to anticipate what the public wants and what will be commercially sound. 1981 Washington Post 25 Feb. e 7/3 As Dennie walked back to the jocks' room, the Instructor couldn't resist a bit of second-guessing. ‘I told you to stay on the rail,’ he said. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < v.1941
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