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per·cep·tion (pər sep′s̸hən)

noun

    1. the act of perceiving or the ability to perceive; mental grasp of objects, qualities, etc. by means of the senses; awareness; comprehension
    2. insight or intuition, or the faculty for these
  2. the understanding, knowledge, etc. gotten by perceiving, or a specific idea, concept, impression, etc. so formed

Etymology: L perceptio < pp. of percipere: see perceive

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perception Synonyms

perception

n.

  1. The act of perceiving

    comprehension, understanding, apprehending; see attention 2, judgment 2, study 2, thought 1.

  2. The result of perceiving

    insight, knowledge, observation; see attitude 2, opinion 1, plan 2, thought 2, viewpoint.

  3. The power to perceive

    discernment, perspicacity, sagacity; see acumen, judgment 1.


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perception Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • reality: How do donors ' and CSOs ' perceptions of this reality differ?

Possessives

  • respondent: The respondents ' negative perceptions toward PBL were consistent with the findings from previous studies.

Converse of object

  • alter: Production values can acutely alter audience perception of this scene.

Adjective modifier

  • sensory: But the eternal is not accessible to sensory perception.

Noun used with modifier

  • hazard: Shoppers were also invited to take part in a hazard perception test.
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perception quotes

It is singular that the Japanese, who rarely commit a solecism in taste in their national costume, architecture, or decorative art, seem to be perfectly destitute of perception when they borrow ours.

-Bird, Isabella married name Isabella Bishop

If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.

-Blake,William

If I were a writer, how I would enjoy being told the novel is dead.How liberating to work in the margins, outside a central perception.Youaretheghoul of literature.Lovely.

-DeLillo, Don

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