expection
expection is the alternative form of expectation.
expection is the misspelling of exception.
Meaning of expectation
Noun
expectation (countable and uncountable, plural expectations)
- The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.
- “A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron;[…]. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache.1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter IX, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC
- That which is expected or looked for.
- And so it had always pleased M. Stutz to expect great things from the dark young man whom he had first seen in his early twenties ; and his expectations had waxed rather than waned on hearing the faint bruit of the love of Ivor and Virginia—for Virginia, M. Stutz thought, would bring fineness to a...1922, Michael Arlen, “Ep./1/1”, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days
- An implicit obligation or duty held by another in someone's view.
- He struggled with his parents' expectations.
- The prospect of the future; grounds upon which something excellent is expected to occur; prospect of anything good to come, especially of property or rank.
- Emma was not sorry to be pressed. She read, and was surprized. The style of the letter was much above her expectation. There were not merely no grammatical errors, but as a composition it would not have disgraced a gentleman; the language, though plain, was strong and unaffected, and the sentiments...1815 December (indicated as 1816), [Jane Austen], chapter 7, in Emma: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] [Charles Roworth and James Moyes] for John Murray, →OCLC
- The value of any chance (as the prospect of prize or property) which depends upon some contingent event.
- The first moment; the expected value; the long-run average value of a variable over many independent repetitions of an experiment.
Meaning of exception
Noun
exception (countable and uncountable, plural exceptions)
- The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.
- the exception of a rule
- That which is excluded from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included.
- That rule is usually true, but there are a few exceptions.
- Synonyms:
- outlier
- Antonyms:
- commonness, generality
- An objection, on legal grounds; also, as in conveyancing, a clause by which the grantor excepts or reserves something before the right is transferred.
- An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense.
- An interruption in normal processing, typically caused by an error condition, that can be raised (“thrown”) by one part of the program and handled (“caught”) by another part.
- null pointer exception
Forms of expection
| plural | expections |
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Origin of expection
From expect + -ion.
Questions about expection
- What is expection the alternative form of?
- Expection is the alternative form of expectation.
Words near expection in the dictionary
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