diminished expectation
Frequency: 5.54.0 per million words
Used to describe a lowered or reduced level of anticipation or hope.
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- After the poor quarterly report, investors had diminished expectations for the company's growth.
- Years of broken promises led to her diminished expectations of his reliability.
- The challenging new curriculum resulted in diminished expectations for high test scores among students.
- Following the star player's injury, the team approached the championship with diminished expectations.
- A history of political scandals has created a climate of diminished expectations among the electorate.
- The doctor warned them to have diminished expectations for a rapid recovery.
- Working in that environment for years gave him diminished expectations for his career prospects.
- We must act now to avoid a future of diminished expectations for our children.
- The study showed a link between resource scarcity and diminished expectations of personal success.
- A major consequence of the budget cuts is the diminished expectation of receiving quality public services.