inexpectationn.
Absence of expectation; the fact of not expecting.
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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [noun]
unlookedfornessa1586
unexpectation1611
unexpectedness1615
inexpectation?1623
inexpectedness1626
inexpectancy1643
suddenness1685
surprisingness1685
startlingness1846
?1623 O. Felltham Resolues v. 16 Three things are there which aggrauate a miserie and, make an euill seeme greater then indeede it is. Inexpectation, Vnacquaintance, want of Preparation.
1946 M. Peake Titus Groan 390 He had made so rapid and nimble a detour of the stone table that he surprised Steerpike, appearing with such inexpectation beneath the boy's nose.
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