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misperception

American  
[mis-per-sep-shuhn] / ˌmɪs pərˈsɛp ʃən /

noun

  1. an act of understanding or perceiving something incorrectly; an incorrect understanding or perception.


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The idea that any chair can simply impose their will is a misperception.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

“A central misperception among investors is conflating the fortunes of speculative crypto assets with the adoption trajectory of payment stablecoins,” Lau wrote.

From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026

Chatbots could challenge that misperception by reminding users how much they enjoyed a recent conversation and nudging them to reach out to friends and family.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026

Lindbergh loathed politics, but he was the world’s foremost expert on air power, and he felt obliged to correct the common misperception that planes had rendered America suddenly vulnerable to foreign attack.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2024

Yet another misperception people have of mathematics is that it is limiting, and somehow opposed to human freedom.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

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