Expectation and Shock

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Expectation noun - The act or state of looking forward to some occurrence.

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Shock is an antonym for expectation.

Shock noun - A forceful coming together of two things.

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Expectation is an antonym for shock in blow topic.

Nearby Words: shocking, shocked, shockingly, shocker

full	full expectation	full shock
complete	complete expectation	complete shock
original	original expectation	original shock
sheer	sheer expectation	sheer shock
Other adjectives: strong, real, huge, little, new, cultural.

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