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Imagine how asleep or utterly unperceptive and clueless you would have to be not to see yourself as absurd for the most part.
John Malkovich

Meaning of "unperceptive" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNPERCEPTIVE

unperceptive  [ˌʌnpəˈseptɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNPERCEPTIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unperceptive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNPERCEPTIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unperceptive in the English dictionary

The definition of unperceptive in the dictionary is slow at perceiving, not observant.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNPERCEPTIVE


absorptive
əbˈsɔːptɪv
adaptive
əˈdæptɪv
adoptive
əˈdɒptɪv
adsorptive
ədˈsɔːptɪv
captive
ˈkæptɪv
contraceptive
ˌkɒntrəˈsɛptɪv
deceptive
dɪˈsɛptɪv
descriptive
dɪˈskrɪptɪv
disruptive
dɪsˈrʌptɪv
exteroceptive
ˌekstərəʊˈseptɪv
nociceptive
ˌnəʊsɪˈsɛptɪv
nondeceptive
ˌnɒndɪˈseptɪv
perceptive
pəˈsɛptɪv
pre-emptive
prɪˈɛmptɪv
prescriptive
prɪˈskrɪptɪv
presumptive
prɪˈzʌmptɪv
proprioceptive
ˌprəʊprɪəˈsɛptɪv
receptive
rɪˈsɛptɪv
subreptive
sʌbˈreptɪv
unreceptive
ʌnrɪˈseptɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNPERCEPTIVE

unperceivable
unperceivably
unperceived
unperceivedly
unperch
unperfection
unperfectly
unperfectness
unperforated
unperformable
unperformed
unperforming
unperfumed
unperilous
unperishable
unperished
unperishing
unperjured
unperpetrated
unperplex

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNPERCEPTIVE

acceptive
active
assumptive
conceptive
consumptive
corruptive
eruptive
exemptive
heir presumptive
inceptive
interceptive
interoceptive
interruptive
maladaptive
nonadaptive
nondisruptive
proscriptive
resorptive
sorptive
subscriptive
transumptive

Synonyms and antonyms of unperceptive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unperceptive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNPERCEPTIVE

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The translations of unperceptive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unperceptive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

unperceptive
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

imperecptivo
570 millions of speakers

English

unperceptive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

unperceptive
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

unperceptive
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

unperceptive
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

unperceptive
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনুভব করা যায় না এমন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

unperceptive
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak menonjol
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unaufmerksam
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

unperceptive
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

unperceptive
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unperceptive
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

unperceptive
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

unperceptive
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अकुशल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

unperceptive
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

unperceptive
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

unperceptive
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

unperceptive
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

unperceptive
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

unperceptive
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontvanklik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

unperceptive
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

unperceptive
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unperceptive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNPERCEPTIVE»

The term «unperceptive» is used very little and occupies the 165.615 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unperceptive

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QUOTES WITH «UNPERCEPTIVE»

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John Malkovich
Imagine how asleep or utterly unperceptive and clueless you would have to be not to see yourself as absurd for the most part.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNPERCEPTIVE»

Discover the use of unperceptive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unperceptive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Emotional Intelligence in Everyday Life: A Scientific Inquiry
The insensitivity hypothesis suggests that unperceptive people successfully repress stressful thoughts or else ignore them altogether [68]. This hypothesis implies that being unperceptive may be beneficial to the individual because it can help ...
Joseph Ciarrochi, Joseph P. Forgas, John D. Mayer, 2001
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Textbook Of Agricultural Extension Management
Unperceptive A person with a large blind area and low effectiveness is unperceptive to the non-verbal cues that people may send about his behaviour. For example, a professor who cannot see that the whole class is drowsy from a dull lecture ...
C. Karthikeyan, R. Sendikumar And D. Jaganathan, 2007
3
The Passionate Mom: Dare to Parent in Today's World
But in one particular case, I missed an opportunity to nurture and train because I was unperceptive. It was one of my bigger perception misses. I have a child who was always so easy, so compliant, and so adored for good behavior that it never  ...
Susan Merrill, 2013
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Faithful Realism: Elizabeth Gaskell and Leo Tolstoy : a ...
Molly knew her father's looks as well as she knew her alphabet; (and - ) his wife did not; and being an unperceptive person, except when her own interests were dependent upon another person's humor, never found out he was worried by how ...
Josie Billington, 2002
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Creating Characters: A Writer's Reference to the Personality ...
Unperceptive. Related Traits: Myopic, shortsighted, unanticipative, unexpectant. Character Possibilities: Cannot ascertain anything other than what his five senses tell him. Disconnected to the future and is only able to see what is close at hand ...
Howard Lauther, 2004
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Full of Secrets: Critical Approaches to Twin Peaks
The two reactions to Twin Peaks' second season quoted above are, I will argue, both perceptive and unperceptive: perceptive in the sense that they discern the formal ambiguity that even Twin Peaks' creators may not have realized lay behind ...
David Lavery, 1995
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Life According to Bob
By this I mean you're either unperceptive, ignorant, or stupid. That is to say, either you don't cognitively perceive the inconsistency (unperceptive), you do perceive the inconsistency but don't understand that contradictions can't exist (ignorant), ...
Robert P. Gentile, Bob Gentile, 2000
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The Joshua Code: 52 Scripture Verses Every Believer Should Know
In our natural condition we are unresponsive to the gospel: the Bible refers to us as “dead” in our sins (Romans 6:11). We are also unperceptive; the gospel is “ veiled” to us, and the god of this world has “blinded” the minds of those who do not ...
O. S. Hawkins, 2012
9
Family and Property in Sung China: Yuan Ts'ai's Precepts for ...
Lack of confidence in the judicial process was certainly common in Yiian Ts'ai's time. Literary examples of false suits, unperceptive judges, and corrupt clerks abound in Yiian drama.“4 The Chou-hsien t'i-kang, a guide for magistrates and ...
‎2014
10
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
... of the play > syn impercipient, unperceiving, unperceptive rel unappreciative, undiscerning, unobservant; cursory, shallow, slapdash, superficial con astute, discerning, discriminating, judicious, perspicacious; delicate, nice, refined, sensitive, ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNPERCEPTIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unperceptive is used in the context of the following news items.
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Critical Thinking, a Means to Defeat the Untouchables
... who therefore joins the mainstream of seemingly analytical minds who simply state the obvious to the now rapturous applause of the unperceptive crowd. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
2
Editorial: Better Jesuits, better world
... to bridge this partisan gap on the issue, using the religious authority of his position to validate this crucial message to an otherwise unperceptive audience. «UI The Daily Iowan, Jun 15»
3
'Wrong, Tasteless And Unperceptive': Ban Ki-Moon Places Politics …
Despite clear criteria and the advice of his top staff, the U.N. Secretary-General removed Israel, whose attacks made Palestine the world's third-deadliest country ... «Mintpress News, Jun 15»
4
Caught between race baiting and rioting
I applaud those blacks who endure unjust persecution from both their own race and unperceptive Whites. President Obama and Rev. Al Sharpton (a noted race ... «Columbia Daily Herald, Jun 15»
5
Erekat: UN's Exclusion of Israel from children rights violators wrong …
Erekat concluded by saying that the decision of the UN Secretary General was “wrong, tasteless and unperceptive. The international community must cease ... «Palestine News Network, Jun 15»
6
Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes / Under the Pink (reissues)
For a particularly clichéd and unperceptive recent example, check out Estelle Tang's Pitchfork piece, “The Uncool Connection Between Sufjan Stevens and Tori ... «PopMatters, Jun 15»
7
'The Shipment' at Forum Theatre
By playing with our own perceptions of itself, The Shipment prompts us to notice that the way we perceive racial identity can be unperceptive. It makes us look at ... «DC Metro Theater Arts, May 15»
8
Village, archdiocese open to redevelopment of old St. Patrick School
Archdiocese Director of Facilities Kevin O'Malley said there is a misconception that the archdiocese is unperceptive to any business proposals for the site. «Suburban Life Publications, Apr 15»
9
Dead Sheep, Park Theatre - review: There's nothing woolly about …
Allied to director Ian Talbot's dated and unperceptive remark in the programme that “she was a bit like a man”, it leaves an uncomfortable taste. Loading gallery . «The Independent, Apr 15»
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NCAA Tournament: Best bets for the third round
Clearly the Pac12 is not a “mediocre” league, as it's been called by numerous biased, unperceptive, unobservant observers with some strange kind of axe to ... «San Jose Mercury News, Mar 15»

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