"misperception" meaning in English

See misperception in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

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: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English perception English misperception From mis- + perception. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|mis-|perception|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English perception English misperception [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "to change", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "change", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*mey-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*meyth₂-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*missaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*missa-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*missa-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "mis-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "mys-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "mis-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "perception", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "misperception", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="misperception"> From 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 /误解 (wùjiě) (Chinese Mandarin), 錯覺 /错觉 (cuòjué) (Chinese Mandarin), väärinkäsitys (Finnish), impresión errónea [feminine] (Spanish), percepción equivocada [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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