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单词 overexpectation
释义

overexpectation

noun

over·​ex·​pec·​ta·​tion ˌō-vər-ˌek-ˌspek-ˈtā-shən How to pronounce overexpectation (audio)
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plural overexpectations
: unreasonably or unrealistically hopeful expectation : the act or state of expecting too much in a given situation
They are bracing voters for a long and perhaps difficult hike from here to prosperity, cautioning them against overexpectations. Bob Deans
… there's certainly no overexpectation or complacency. Graham Henry

Word History

First Known Use

1634, in the meaning defined above

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