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The World Series of Poker was becoming popular, and there were a lot of really bad poker players out there. The misperception was that I was really good, but I just ground it out. It was a good way to make money for Box.
Dylan Smith

Meaning of "misperception" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MISPERCEPTION

misperception  [ˌmɪspəˈsepʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MISPERCEPTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Misperception is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MISPERCEPTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of misperception in the English dictionary

The definition of misperception in the dictionary is a wrong perception.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MISPERCEPTION


absorption
əbˈsɔːpʃən
assumption
əˈsʌmpʃən
caption
ˈkæpʃən
conception
kənˈsɛpʃən
consumption
kənˈsʌmpʃən
corruption
kəˈrʌpʃən
description
dɪˈskrɪpʃən
Egyptian
ɪˈdʒɪpʃən
exception
ɪkˈsɛpʃən
inscription
ɪnˈskrɪpʃən
interception
ˌɪntəˈsepʃən
interoception
ˌɪntərəʊˈsepʃən
introsusception
ˌɪntrəsəˈsepʃən
option
ˈɒpʃən
perception
pəˈsɛpʃən
prescription
prɪˈskrɪpʃən
reception
rɪˈsɛpʃən
redemption
rɪˈdɛmpʃən
subscription
səbˈskrɪpʃən
transcription
trænˈskrɪpʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MISPERCEPTION

mispaint
misparse
mispen
misperceive
mispersuade
mispersuasion
misphrase
mispickel
misplace
misplaced
misplaced modifier
misplacement
misplant
misplay
misplead
mispleading
misplease
mispoint
misposition
mispraise

WORDS THAT END LIKE MISPERCEPTION

accreditation
adaption
adoption
adsorption
alcohol consumption
contraception
deception
disruption
encryption
energy consumption
eruption
exemption
interruption
job description
misconception
presumption
recaption
resumption
sorption
tax exemption
wedding reception

Synonyms and antonyms of misperception in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «misperception» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MISPERCEPTION

Find out the translation of misperception to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of misperception from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «misperception» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

误解
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

percepción errónea
570 millions of speakers

English

misperception
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

misperception
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سوء الفهم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неправильное восприятие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

misperception
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

misperception
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

perception erronée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Salah tanggapan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fehlwahrnehmung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

誤解
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오해
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Misperception
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngộ nhận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தவறான கண்ணோட்டம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गैरसमज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yanlış algılama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

misperception
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieporozumienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неправильне сприйняття
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gresita
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παρεξήγηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wanbegrip
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

misperceptionen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

misoppfatning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of misperception

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MISPERCEPTION»

The term «misperception» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.485 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MISPERCEPTION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about misperception

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4 QUOTES WITH «MISPERCEPTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word misperception.
1
Sean Bean
A common misperception of me is... that I am a tough, rough northerner, which I suppose I am really. But I'm pretty mild-mannered most of the time. It's the parts that you play I guess. I don't mind it. I'm not a tough guy. I'd like to act as a fair, easy-going, kind man at some point.
2
Scott Fujita
I think for far too long there was this perception, or I guess I would call it a misperception, that our locker rooms in the NFL are extremely homophobic, and that could not be further from the truth.
3
Benjamin Todd Jealous
There's sort of a persistent misperception that talking about race is black folk's burden. Ultimately, only men can end sexism, and only white people can end racism.
4
Dylan Smith
The World Series of Poker was becoming popular, and there were a lot of really bad poker players out there. The misperception was that I was really good, but I just ground it out. It was a good way to make money for Box.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MISPERCEPTION»

Discover the use of misperception in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to misperception and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Perception and Misperception in International Politics
Elucidates the psychological factors involved in foreign policymaking and international relations, maintaining that the perceptions of world decision makers diverge from reality in detectable patterns This book demonstrates that decision ...
Robert Jervis, 1976
2
Aviation Visual Perception: Research, Misperception and Mishaps
This book is the first dedicated to visual perception in aviation.
Colonel Randall W Gibb, Dr Rob Gray, Dr David M Regan, 2012
3
Perception of Female Sexual Offenders: The Impact of ...
Research has found a wealth of information about the male sexual offender.
Lisa Marie Bjorklund, 2008
4
The Origin and Prevention of Major Wars
Robert Jervis War and Misperception War has so many causes — in part because there are so many kinds of wars — and misperception has so many effects — again in part because there are so many kinds of misperceptions — that it is not ...
Robert I. Rotberg, Theodore K. Rabb, 1989
5
Why Nations Cooperate: Circumstance and Choice in ...
Even if DD does occur, the misperception is only one part of the cause; it must be conjoined with B's obstinacy as well. Finally, one other case of misperception can occur. Actor B's preference orderings are the same in both leader and ...
Arthur A. Stein, 1990
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Crisis Diplomacy: The Great Powers Since the Mid-Nineteenth ...
12 Selective perception and misperception 1 For a discussion of the concept see Lebow, Between Peace and War, pp. 90-1. Snyder and Diesing, Conflict Among Nations, pp. 317-18, refer to problems of interpretation. 2 Jervis, Perception and ...
James L. Richardson, 1994
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Artificial Life: Borrowing from Biology: 4th Australian ...
The average player score and average evolved misperception probabilities. Forgiving Misperception quickly evolves to maintain Cooperation. Punishing Misperception then evolves to exploit the forgiving players, reducing the average score.
Kevin B. Korb, Marcus Randall, Tim Hendtlass, 2009
8
Misperceptions of Economic Phenomena
Misperceptions Are General Economic misperception is pervasive. It occurs in a wide variety of activities, and it is shared by the various participants of any specific activity. Finally, misperception strikes at all social classes. The supermarket ...
Francis Earl Brown, Alfred Richard Oxenfeldt, 1972
9
Causes of War
Moreover, if politics and war each involve an element of chance, at what point do we say that an erroneous judgment is a misperception? If you calculate that the odds of winning a war are 80 percent, and you initiate a war and lose, was the ...
Jack S. Levy, William R. Thompson, 2009
10
International Dimensions of Organizational Behavior
Communication does not necessarily result in understanding. Cross- cultural communication continually involves misunderstandings caused by misperception , misinterpretation, and misevaluation. When the sender of a message comes from ...
Nancy J. Adler, Allison Gundersen, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MISPERCEPTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term misperception is used in the context of the following news items.
1
That viral shark attack video is everything we get wrong about sharks
That misperception feeds into public fear of sharks, which contributes to a hostility to sharks that is helping lead to its decline from Earth's ... «Vox, Jul 15»
2
Numbers Show North Tulsa Crime Is Lowest In The City
... in the city, and not just this year, but for the past seven years in a row; and one man is on a mission to change the long-held misperception. «News On 6, Jul 15»
3
My Kid Is Overweight. Does That Mean He's Not Healthy?
There seems to be a widespread misperception that fat shaming is a positive motivator for people to lose weight. The unfortunate reality is ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»
4
Bill in US Senate would boost NC medical research funding
“There's this misperception out there that there's some major massive government beauracracy that is keeping cures away from people,” ... «News & Observer, Jul 15»
5
The Springfield Chamber of Commerce's new CEO has big plans for …
She also wants to tackle what she says is a common misperception that a chamber of commerce is only about networking. While that's an ... «The Register-Guard, Jul 15»
6
The Cultural Jew exchange, part 1: Can we separate Jewish culture …
As a general matter, most people think of culture and law as completely separate entities and this misperception carries over into how people ... «Jewish Journal, Jul 15»
7
The Voice of Reason: Lea Kayali
It's a big misperception to think that all Arabs are violent or even that all Arabs are Muslim." Kayali has posted about her "desire to counteract ... «Cleveland Scene Weekly, Jul 15»
8
Nicola Jane Chase: Taking the T out of LGBT
Lumping the four initials together only enhances the misperception that they are interchangeable terms. They are not. I am a transgender ... «Madison.com, Jul 15»
9
American Diplomat Denies US Neutrality in South China Sea
After all, Russel called the concept of US neutrality with regard to the South China Sea an "almost ineradicable misperception on the part of the ... «Sputnik International, Jul 15»
10
Guest column: Trump puts political issues in stark relief
It would be a mistake for the other candidates to think they can hide behind Trump's “class clown,” “wise guy” misperception and blow him off as ... «The Herald Journal, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Misperception [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/misperception>. Apr 2024 ».
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