expectation

[ ek-spek-tey-shuhn ]
/ ˌɛk spɛkˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

Origin of expectation

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

SYNONYMS FOR expectation

2 expectancy, anticipation; hope, trust.

OTHER WORDS FROM expectation

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH expectation

expectancy expectation

Words nearby expectation

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British Dictionary definitions for expectational

expectation
/ (ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən) /

noun

the act or state of expecting or the state of being expected
(usually plural) something looked forward to, whether feared or hoped for we have great expectations for his future; their worst expectations
an attitude of expectancy or hope; anticipation to regard something with expectation
statistics
  1. the numerical probability that an event will occur
  2. another term for expected value

Derived forms of expectation

expectative (ɪkˈspɛktətɪv), adjective