| NOUN | feeling | anticipation, expectancy | an expectation |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | anticipation, expectancy | something expected (as on the basis of a norm) | |
| cognition | anticipation, prediction, prevision | the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) | |
| state | anticipation, expectation | anticipating with confidence of fulfillment |
| Sounds | aentihsahpey'shahn; aentih.sahpey'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | An expectation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | expectancy | |
| Narrower | fever | Intense nervous anticipation |
| hope | A specific instance of feeling hopeful | |
| suspense | excited anticipation of an approaching climax | |
| Broader | expectation | The feeling that something is about to happen / happen / happen |
| Spanish | expectación, expectativa | |
| Meaning | Something expected (as on the basis of a norm). | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "each of them had their own anticipations" | |
| Synonym | expectancy | |
| Narrower | life expectancy | An expected time to live as calculated on the basis of statistical probabilities |
| Broader | expectation, outlook, prospect | belief about (or mental picture of) the future |
| Spanish | expectación | |
| Catalan | expectació | |
| Meaning | The act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | prediction, prevision | |
| Narrower | prefiguration, foreshadowing, adumbration | The act of providing vague advance indications |
| projection | A prediction made by extrapolating from past observations | |
| prophecy, prognostication, vaticination | knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source) | |
| Broader | reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought | Thinking that is coherent and logical |
| Spanish | anticipación, predicción, previsión | |
| Meaning | Anticipating with confidence of fulfillment. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | expectation | |
| Broader | hopefulness | Full of hope / hope |
| Spanish | anticipación, expectación | |
| Catalan | expectativa | |
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