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misgiving vs expectation

expectation vs misgiving

misgiving and expectation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
misgiving Yes No No No
expectation Yes No No No
As nouns, expectation is a hypernym of misgiving; that is, expectation is a word with a broader meaning than misgiving:
  • misgiving: painful expectation
  • expectation: belief about (or mental picture of) the future
Other hypernyms of misgiving include outlook, prospect.
misgiving (noun) expectation (noun)
doubt about someone's honesty belief about (or mental picture of) the future
painful expectation the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values
uneasiness about the fitness of an action (particularly for reasons of ethics, morals or propriety) the feeling that something is about to happen
anticipating with confidence of fulfillment
Difference between misgiving and expectation

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