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思惑違い (おもわくちがい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
miscalculation ; disappointment
Refers to a situation where one's expectations or predictions turn out to be wrong, leading to disappointment or an unexpected outcome. Often used when plans go awry due to a misreading of circumstances.
あ
がる
と
思おも
っ
た
が
、
思おも
惑わく
違ちが
い
に
終お
わっ
た
。
I thought stock prices would rise, but it ended in disappointment.
Kanji 惑 beguile, delusion, perplexity Similar words 誤ご 算さん 誤算 is a more neutral term for a calculation error or miscalculation, without the strong nuance of dashed expectations that 思惑違い carries.
期き 待たい 外はず れ 期待外れ focuses on the disappointment of unmet expectations, while 思惑違い emphasizes the misjudgment or miscalculation that led to that outcome.
Etymology Compound of 思惑 (おもわく, 'expectation; speculation') and 違い (ちがい, 'difference; mistake'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word transparently combines these elements.
