"misperception" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mɪspə(ɹ)ˈsɛpʃən/, /mɪspəˈsɛpʃən/ [Received-Pronunciation], [mɪspəˈsɛpʃn̩] [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌmɪspɚˈsɛpʃən/ [Canada, General-American], [ˌmɪspɚˈsɛpʃn̩] [Canada, General-American], /mɪspəˈsepʃən/ [General-Australian], [mɪspəˈsepʃn̩] [General-Australian] Forms: misperceptions [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛpʃən Etymology: mis- + perception Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|perception}} mis- + perception Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} misperception (countable and uncountable, plural misperceptions)
  1. An incorrect perception. Tags: countable, uncountable Coordinate_terms: misapprehension, misconception, misunderstanding Translations (incorrect perception): 誤解 (Chinese Mandarin), 误解 (wùjiě) (Chinese Mandarin), 錯覺 (Chinese Mandarin), 错觉 (cuòjué) (Chinese Mandarin), väärinkäsitys (Finnish), impresión errónea (Spanish)

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