contraexpectation

noun

Etymology

From contra- + expectation.

  1. derived from exspectātiō
  2. borrowed from expectation
  3. prefixed as contraexpectation — “contra + expectation

Definitions

  1. The situation where something runs contrary to expectation

    The situation where something runs contrary to expectation; an unexpected outcome.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for contraexpectation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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