perception

  • 21perception */*/ — UK [pə(r)ˈsepʃ(ə)n] / US [pərˈsepʃən] noun Word forms perception : singular perception plural perceptions 1) [countable/uncountable] a particular way of understanding or thinking about something perception that: There is a perception that… …

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  • 22perception — per|cep|tion W3 [pəˈsepʃən US pər ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: perceptio, from percipere; PERCEIVE] 1.) [U and C] the way you think about something and your idea of what it is like perception of ▪ children s perceptions of the world ▪… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23perception — per|cep|tion [ pər sepʃən ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount a particular way of understanding or thinking about something: perception that: There is a perception that management only wants to cut costs. perception of: The public s perception of him …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 24perception — [[t]pə(r)se̱pʃ(ə)n[/t]] perceptions 1) N COUNT: usu poss N, N of n Your perception of something is the way that you think about it or the impression you have of it. He is interested in is how our perceptions of death affect the way we live.… …

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  • 25perception — A fundamental philosophical topic both for its central place in any theory of knowledge, and its central place in any theory of consciousness. Philosophy in this area is constrained by a number of properties that we believe to hold of perception …

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  • 26perception — The mental process of becoming aware of or recognizing an object or idea; primarily cognitive rather than affective or conative, although all three aspects are manifested. SYN: esthesia (1). depth p. the visual ability to judge …

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  • 27perception — The faculty of acquiring sensory experience. Study of the processes by which we gather and interpret visual information is largely the province of social psychologists, who have identified several general principles (‘laws’) of perception, and… …

    Dictionary of sociology

  • 28perception — noun Etymology: Latin perception , perceptio act of perceiving, from percipere Date: 14th century 1. a. a result of perceiving ; observation b. a mental image ; concept 2. obsolete consciousness …

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  • 29perception — noun 1 (C) the way you regard something and your beliefs about what it is like: Parents views influence their children s perceptions of the world. 2 (U) the way that you notice things with your senses: This drug alters perception. 3 (U) the… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30perception — noun 1) our perception of our own limitations Syn: recognition, awareness, consciousness, appreciation, realization, knowledge, grasp, understanding, comprehension, apprehension; formal cognizance 2) popular perceptions of old age Syn …

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