over-expectation

ex·pec·ta·tion

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Definitions of over-expectation word

noun over-expectation the act or the state of expecting: to wait in expectation. 1
noun over-expectation the act or state of looking forward or anticipating. 1
noun over-expectation an expectant mental attitude: a high pitch of expectation. 1
noun over-expectation something expected; a thing looked forward to. 1
noun over-expectation Often, expectations. a prospect of future good or profit: to have great expectations. 1
noun over-expectation the degree of probability that something will occur: There is little expectation that he will come. 1

before 1530

One of the 29% oldest English words

1530-40; < Latin expectātiōn- (stem of expectātiō) an awaiting, equivalent to expectāt(us) (past participle of expectāre to expect) + -iōn- -ion

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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