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overexpected

overexpected is the simple past and past participle of overexpect.

Meaning of overexpect

Verb

overexpect (third-person singular simple present overexpects, present participle overexpecting, simple past and past participle overexpected)

  1. To expect too much.
    • If you overexpect from a tool, you are likely to forget the part that you have to play to make it work.2006, Doc Childre, Deborah Rozman, Transforming Anxiety, page 146

Questions about overexpected

What is overexpected the simple past and past participle of?
Overexpected is the simple past and past participle of overexpect.

Words near overexpected in the dictionary

  1. overexpect
  2. overexpectant
  3. overexpectantly
  4. overexpectation
  5. overexpectations
  6. overexpected
  7. overexpecting
  8. overexpects
  9. overexpenditure
  10. overexpenditures
  11. overexpert

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