How to Spell anticipation
anticipation
//æn.tɪs.əˈpe.ʃən//
anticipation - noun
- The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.
- The eagerness associated with waiting for something to occur.
- Prepayment of a debt, generally in order to pay less interest.
- Prolepsis.
Source: Free Dictionary
"Often the anticipation of a shot is worse than the pain of the stick."
Usage examples
Anticipation is the feeling of excitement or expectation about something that will happen. You feel anticipation before a birthday party.
anticipation - thesaurus
Synonyms: expectingness
Common misspellings
anticiption, anticipation, antispation
Word family
anticipate, anticipated, anticipatory
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