Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unexpectation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-ex-pec-ta-tion
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Absence of expectation; want of foresight.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Surely, these are no small disadvantages: as every other evil, so this especially, is aggravated by our unexpectation."

Etymology

From un- + expectation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Questions

What does unexpectation mean?: Absence of expectation; want of foresight.
Where does unexpectation come from?: From un- + expectation.

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