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expectationism

expectationism noun: a policy of expecting something to happen.

Noun

expectationism (uncountable)

  1. A policy of expecting something to happen.
    Synonyms:
    anticipationism

Synonyms of expectationism

Origin of expectationism

From expectation + -ism.

Questions about expectationism

What does expectationism mean?
Expectationism means a policy of expecting something to happen.
What part of speech is expectationism?
Expectationism is a noun.

Words near expectationism in the dictionary

  1. expectants
  2. expectation
  3. Expectation Week
  4. expectational
  5. expectationally
  6. expectationism
  7. expectationist
  8. expectationists
  9. expectations
  10. expectations game
  11. expectations games

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