"misperceive" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misperceives [present, singular, third-person], misperceiving [participle, present], misperceived [participle, past], misperceived [past]
Etymology: mis- + perceive Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{prefix|en|mis|perceive}} mis- + perceive Head templates: {{en-verb}} misperceive (third-person singular simple present misperceives, present participle misperceiving, simple past and past participle misperceived)
  1. To perceive erroneously. Related terms: misperception
    Sense id: en-misperceive-en-verb-CjIvM1pS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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