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

Anagrams

• imperceptions, perceptionism