Definition
Plural of expectancy; multiple instances of expecting or the state of having hopes or anticipations.
Etymology
The plural form of expectancy, from Latin expectare. The shift from -ance to -ancy happened as English evolved, with -ancy becoming more standard in modern usage.
Kelly Says
Psychologists study 'expectancies' because they shape how we see the world—students told they'll succeed often do, simply because they expect it. It's powerful enough that it's called the 'Pygmalion effect' in schools.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መ aspetta
me-as-pe-ta
ARالعربية
توقعات
tuqaa'aat
BNবাংলা
অপেক্ষা
o-pek-sha
CACatalà
expectatives
eks-pek-ta-ti-vas
CSČeština
očekávání
o-če-ka-va-ní
DADansk
forventninger
for-ven-ting-er
DEDeutsch
Erwartungen
er-var-tung-en
ELΕλληνικά
περιμένσεις
pe-ri-men-seis
ESEspañol
expectativas
eks-pek-ta-ti-vas
FAفارسی
انتظارات
en-te-za-ra-at
FISuomi
odotukset
o-do-tus-et
FRFrançais
attentes
at-tants
GUGU
પ્રત્યેક્ષા
prat-yex-sha
HIहिन्दी
प्रत्याशाएँ
pratyaashaaen
HUMagyar
elvárások
el-va-ra-kok
IDBahasa Indonesia
harapan
ha-ra-pan
ITItaliano
aspettative
as-pet-ta-ti-ve
KKKK
көтеріліс
ko-te-ri-lis
MSBahasa Melayu
jangkaan
jan-gaan
NLNederlands
verwachtingen
ver-wach-ten-gen
NONorsk
forventninger
for-ven-ting-er
PLPolski
oczekiwania
o-cze-ki-wa-nia
PTPortuguês
expectativas
eks-pek-ta-ti-vas
RORomână
așteptări
as-te-p-ta-ri
RUРусский
ожидания
o-zhi-da-niya
SVSvenska
förväntningar
för-vant-ningar
SWKiswahili
matarajio
ma-ta-ra-jee-o
TAதமிழ்
கருத்து
kar-uth-thu
THไทย
ความคาดหวัง
khwam-khat-hang
TRTürkçe
beklentiler
bek-len-ti-ler
UKУкраїнська
очікування
o-chi-ku-vannya
VITiếng Việt
sự mong đợi
su mong dot