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Second guess is defined as to question a decision or action that has already been completed.

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An example of second guess is when you make a decision and then you start to think about it a little more and decide another decision might have been better.
An example of second guess is when a friend does something and then you suggest that maybe a different course of action should have been pursued.

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See second-guess in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb, intransitive verb

Informal to use hindsight in criticizing or advising (someone), re-solving (a past problem), remaking (a decision), etc.

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second-guesser noun

See second-guess in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb sec·ond-guessed, sec·ond-guess·ing, sec·ond-guess·es

verb, transitive

To criticize or correct after an outcome is known.
a. To outguess.
b. To predict or anticipate: “She can second-guess indictments” (Scott Turow).

verb, intransitive

To criticize a decision after its outcome is known.

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secˌond-guessˈer noun

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