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imperception

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[im-per-sep-shuhn] / ˌɪm pərˈsɛp ʃən /

noun

  1. lack of perception.

Etymology

Origin of imperception

First recorded in 1655–65; im- 2 + perception

Example Sentences

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Her imperception of his feeling was the very sublimity of maiden innocence if it were real; if not, well, the coquetry was no great sin.

From A Laodicean : a Story of To-day by Hardy, Thomas

But in her eyes even his imperception discovered a cloud.

From The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country by Seton, Ernest Thompson

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