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contraexpectation

contraexpectation noun: the situation where something runs contrary to expectation; an unexpected outcome.

Noun

contraexpectation (uncountable)

  1. The situation where something runs contrary to expectation; an unexpected outcome.

Origin of contraexpectation

From contra- + expectation.

Words formed from contraexpectation

Questions about contraexpectation

What does contraexpectation mean?
Contraexpectation means the situation where something runs contrary to expectation; an unexpected outcome.
What part of speech is contraexpectation?
Contraexpectation is a noun.

Words near contraexpectation in the dictionary

  1. contradistinguish
  2. contradistinguished
  3. contradistinguishes
  4. contradistinguishing
  5. contradistinguisht
  6. contraexpectation
  7. contraexpectational
  8. contrafact
  9. contrafacta
  10. contrafactive
  11. contrafacts

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