second thought

or second-thought

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noun
  1. Often second thoughts. reservation about a previous action, position, decision, judgment, or the like: He had second thoughts about his decision.

Idioms about second thought

  1. on second thought, after reconsideration: On second thought, I don't think I'll go.

Origin of second thought

1
First recorded in 1625–35

Words Nearby second thought

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How to use second thought in a sentence

  • These, if unsettled by dire arbitrament of the sword, must be left to Time and his best coadjutor, "sober second-thought."

  • You do not want self-criticism of an obviously second-thought kind in them.

    A Letter Book | George Saintsbury

British Dictionary definitions for second thought

second thought

noun
  1. (usually plural) a revised opinion or idea on a matter already considered

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