overexpect

English

Etymology

over- +‎ expect

Verb

overexpect (third-person singular simple present overexpects, present participle overexpecting, simple past and past participle overexpected)

1. To expect too much.
   • 2006, Doc Childre, Deborah Rozman, Transforming Anxiety, page 146:

     If you overexpect from a tool, you are likely to forget the part that you have to play to make it work.