Antonyms for expectation

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ek-spek-tey-shuhn

Phonetic Transcription : ˌɛk spɛkˈteɪ ʃən

Definition of expectation

Origin : 1530s, from Middle French expectation (14c.) or directly from Latin expectationem/exspectationem (nominative expectatio/exspectatio) "anticipation, an awaiting," noun of action from past participle stem of expectare/exspectare (see expect). Related: Expectations.

noun belief, anticipation

Example sentences :

She paused, with a look of expectation, as if she waited for my consenting answer.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

And now, my dear, let me ask you, Have I come up to your expectation?
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

Mr. Bright, contrary to all expectation, became President of the Board of Trade.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

Every eye, in short, is upon you with the expectation of an example.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

She lived by habit, by the punctual fulfillment of her expectation.
Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair

As much money as they would pay me was the limit of my expectation.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

For every expectation that he fulfilled there was another that he destroyed.
Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde

Was it possible that she herself was there, in the expectation of bringing about a prodigy?
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

He seemed, indeed, to have been impressed with an expectation that he should fall in the battle.
Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey

The expectation of acquiring a competent fortune did not last long.
Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey

Synonyms for expectation

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