Misperceive

verb

verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To perceive erroneously.

    "The second reason so many people initially misperceived George W."

  2. 2
    perceive incorrectly wordnet

Example

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"The second reason so many people initially misperceived George W."

Etymology

From mis- + perceive.

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