misperception

English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ perception.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪspə(ɹ)ˈsɛpʃən/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mɪspəˈsɛpʃən/, [mɪspəˈsɛpʃn̩]
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌmɪspɚˈsɛpʃən/, [ˌmɪspɚˈsɛpʃn̩]
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /mɪspəˈsepʃən/, [mɪspəˈsepʃn̩]
• Rhymes: -ɛpʃən
• Hyphenation: mis‧per‧cept‧ion

Noun

misperception (countable and uncountable, plural misperceptions)

1. An incorrect perception.

Coordinate terms

• misapprehension
• misconception
• misunderstanding

Translations

incorrect perception

Chinese: Mandarin: 誤解 / 误解 (zh) (wùjiě), 錯覺 / 错觉 (zh) (cuòjué) Finnish: väärinkäsitys (fi) Spanish: impresión errónea f, percepción equivocada f

Anagrams

• imperceptions, perceptionism