Added 9 October 2026
expectation
/ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/ noun
Latin root: exspectātiō Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about expectation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.
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That which is expected or looked for. An implicit obligation or duty held by another in someone's view.
He struggled with his parents' expectations.
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An implicit obligation or duty held by another in someone's view.
He struggled with his parents' expectations.
Origin
From Middle French expectation, from Latin exspectātiō, from exspectō (“expect”). By surface analysis, expect + -ation. Displaced native Old English wēn.
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