verb transitiveWord forms: ˌmisperˈceived or ˌmisperˈceiving
to perceive incorrectly
Derived forms
misperception (ˌmisperˈception)
noun
misperceive in American English
(ˌmɪspərˈsiv)
transitive verbWord forms: -ceived, -ceiving
to understand or perceive incorrectly; misunderstand
Derived forms
misperception (ˌmɪspərˈsepʃən)
noun
Word origin
[1920–25; mis-1 + perceive]This word is first recorded in the period 1920–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: audio, checkout, fundamentalism, superpower, tie-inmis- is a prefix applied to various parts of speech, meaning “ill,” “mistaken,” “wrong,”“wrongly,” “incorrectly,” or simply negating. Other words that use the affix mis- include: misprint, mistrial, mistrust
Examples of 'misperceive' in a sentence
misperceive
Pedestrians often misperceive the required time to pass a certain distance.
Amir Shakibamanesh, Mahshid Ghorbanian 2017, 'Toward time-based design: Creating an applied time evaluation checklist for urbandesign research', Frontiers of Architectural Researchhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095263517300365. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A significant portion of normal weight adolescents misperceive themselves as overweight and are engaging in unhealthy weight control behaviors.
Kathleen S. Talamayan, Andrew E. Springer, Steven H. Kelder, Emmanuel C. Gorospe,Karen A. Joye 2006, 'Prevalence of overweight misperception and weight control behaviors among normal weightadolescents in the United States', The Scientific World Journalhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2006.70. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)