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Misperception

/mɪspə(ɹ)ˈsɛpʃən/

An incorrect perception.

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noun
  1. 1

    An incorrect perception.

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misconceptionnounA mistaken belief, a wrong idea.
misinterpretationnounAn instance of misinterpreting.
misunderstandingnounA mistake as to the meaning of something or a specific point of view; erroneous interpretation or comprehension; misconception.
errornoun(countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.
miscommunicationnounAn interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired.
incomprehensionnounLack of comprehension or understanding; inability to understand.
biasnoun(countable, uncountable) Inclination towards something.
prejudicenoun(countable) An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts.
perceptionnounThe organisation, identification and interpretation of sensory information.
overhangnoun(architecture) That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building.
disperceptionnounAlternative form of misperception. [An incorrect perception.]
misperceivernounOne who misperceives.
miscatchnounThe act of catching in which the thing that is caught is then dropped; a fumble.
mispredictionnounAn instance of mispredicting; an incorrect prediction.
misprisionnoun(law, chiefly historical) (uncountable) Criminal neglect or wrongful execution of duty, especially by a public official; (countable) a specific instance of this.
miscomprehensionnounAn incorrect understanding of something.
misimpressionnounAn inaccurate or misleading impression
misestimatenounAn erroneous estimate.
misapprehensionnounA failure to understand something; an illusion, misconception or misunderstanding.
misconstructionnounA misunderstanding or misinterpretation resulting from a different meaning than intended of a word that has multiple meanings.

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