expectation
/ˌek·spekˈteɪ·ʃən/ n [C/U]Definition
› the feeling or belief that something will or should happen: [U] Considering his grades, there is little expectation of his getting into medical school. [C usually pl] Last year’s predictions fell a bit short of expectations.
(Definition of expectation n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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