expectations
What you foresee
Expectations are what you anticipate or believe will happen.
The word often implies a sense of entitlement or standard: She had high expectations for the project.
Expectations can be hopes (against all expectations, he survived) or demands (The job didn't meet my expectations).
To manage expectations is to temper what others believe they'll receive.
Social expectations are unwritten rules about behavior: There were certain expectations about how a lady should dress.
Standards for measuring performance
- criteriaStandards for judgment
- normsExpected behavioral standards
- conventionsAccepted social practices
- baselinesInitial reference measurements
guidelines · yardsticks · specifications · requirements · protocols · customs · precedents · thresholds
Involuntary sleep visions
- aspirationsDeeply held goals
- optimismTendency to expect good
- faithTrust without proof
- wishesThings hoped for
belief · confidence · trust · yearning · longing · enthusiasm · promise · vision
Pressure, mental or vocal
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- burdenOppressive weight or duty
- strainExcessive stretching force
- tensionStretched or strained state
demands · obligations · weight · onus · coercion · duress · constraint · urgency
Failure to satisfy expectations
- dismayDistressed loss of courage
- disillusionmentBitter loss of faith
- deflationSustained decrease in prices
- regretSorrow over past actions
heartbreak · despondency · bitterness · frustration · dissatisfaction · underwhelmed · crestfallen · unfulfilled
Positions or functions held
- normsExpected behavioral standards
- conformityAdherence to norms
- proprietyCorrectness of conduct
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
decorum · obligations · duties · responsibilities · conventions · tradition · gender roles · cultural norms
Staying until something arrives
- looking forwardExpecting something eagerly
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
- buildupGradual accumulation over time
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
eagerness · excitement · imminence · watchfulness · alertness · preparation · readiness · foretaste
benchmarks
Standards for measuring performance
- criteriaStandards for judgment
- normsExpected behavioral standards
- conventionsAccepted social practices
baselines · guidelines · yardsticks · specifications · requirements · protocols · customs · precedents · thresholds · minimums
dreams
Involuntary sleep visions
- aspirationsDeeply held goals
- optimismTendency to expect good
- faithTrust without proof
wishes · belief · confidence · trust · yearning · longing · enthusiasm · promise · vision · idealism
stress
Pressure, mental or vocal
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- burdenOppressive weight or duty
- strainExcessive stretching force
tension · demands · obligations · weight · onus · coercion · duress · constraint · urgency · encumbrance
letdown
Failure to satisfy expectations
- dismayDistressed loss of courage
- disillusionmentBitter loss of faith
- deflationSustained decrease in prices
regret · heartbreak · despondency · bitterness · frustration · dissatisfaction · underwhelmed · crestfallen · unfulfilled · dashed hopes
roles
Positions or functions held
- normsExpected behavioral standards
- conformityAdherence to norms
- proprietyCorrectness of conduct
etiquette · decorum · obligations · duties · responsibilities · conventions · tradition · gender roles · cultural norms · peer pressure
awaiting
Staying until something arrives
- looking forwardExpecting something eagerly
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
- buildupGradual accumulation over time
countdown · eagerness · excitement · imminence · watchfulness · alertness · preparation · readiness · foretaste · premonition
- teachingteaching, lesson plans, instructing, educating, courses
- family dynamicsfamily dynamics, family roles, family therapy, sibling rivalry, parenting
- Assumptionsfalse assumption, stereotypes, generalizations, biases, prejudices
- Parenting Topicslife lessons, discipline, curfew, grounding, safety rules
- relationship problemsaffair, disloyalty, adultery, unfaithfulness, cheating
- social pressurepeer pressure, conformity, fitting in, social acceptance, norms
expectationsrealities
Things that exist
realizations · actualities · outcomes · results · facts
expectationsdoubts
Feelings of uncertainty
uncertainties · misgivings · skepticism · reservations · apprehensions
expectationssurprises
Unanticipated occurrences
astonishments · amazements · shocks · unforeseen events · curveballs
- low expectationsAnticipating poor outcomes
- clear expectations
- exceed expectations
- social expectationsUnspoken behavioral standards
- family expectationsKin's imposed standards
- parental expectationsStandards set by guardians