Expectancy
Expectancy noun - The act or state of looking forward to some occurrence.
Nervousness and expectancy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nervousness" instead a noun "Expectancy".
Nervousness
Nervousness noun - An uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble.
Expectancy and nervousness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Expectancy" instead a noun "Nervousness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- excitement and expectancy
- excitement and nervousness
- anxiety and expectancy
- anxiety and nervousness
- fear and expectancy
- fear and nervousness
- dread and expectancy
- dread and nervousness
- misgiving and expectancy
- misgiving and nervousness
- apprehension and expectancy
- apprehension and nervousness
- stress and expectancy
- stress and nervousness
How words are described
| actual | actual expectancy | actual nervousness |
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