contrarily
to the contrary
contrariwise
on the contrary
weirdly
ironically
nonexpectation
inexpectation
after all
irony
fall short of
disappointment
letdown
counter-intention
disappointing
unsatisfying
dissatisfactory
wishfulness
be supposed to
counterexpectational
in spite of oneself
expectingly
fail
reservation
arriere pensee
mental reservation
misexpectation
tantalizing
expection
counterdesire
unforeseeable
tantalising
expecting
aberrate
as it is
negative
irregular
let down
expectancy
anticipation
shortfalling
disappoint
against the grain
atypical
impossible dream
counterintuition
unrealistically
expectational
expectationally
unexpectingly
unexpected
egocentrism
hope
frustrative
unthinkingly
negativism
overexpectation
whelm
frustrating
thwarting
unperceptively
astray
preserved in aspic
thing
starry-eyed
lower one's sights
cold water
visionary
no pressure
caught on the hop
malgré lui
antigoal
manque
nonperceptive
counterintuitive
peculiarly
inexplicably
oddly
curiously
unforeseeably
needy
out of character
vection
biding
ideal-seeking behavior
unfulfilled
non-event
expective
weird
optimist
outsight
counterintuitively
will o' the wisp
indulgence
turning-away
counteridea
bind hand and foot
self-indulgence

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