overexpectation

noun

over·​ex·​pec·​ta·​tion ˌō-vər-ˌek-ˌspek-ˈtā-shən 

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plural overexpectations

: unreasonably or unrealistically hopeful expectation : the act or state of expecting too much in a given situation

They are bracing voters for a long and perhaps difficult hike from here to prosperity, cautioning them against overexpectations.

—Bob Deans

… there's certainly no overexpectation or complacency.

—Graham Henry

Examples of overexpectation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And with that hope comes other problems: problems of overexpectation, of affordability and of accessibility. —Lauren Gravitz, Scientific American, 18 Oct. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1634, in the meaning defined above