misperceive

[ mis-per-seev ]

/ ˌmɪs pərˈsiv /

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verb (used with object), mis·per·ceived, mis·per·ceiv·ing.

to understand or perceive incorrectly; misunderstand.

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Origin of misperceive

First recorded in 1920–25; mis-¹ + perceive

OTHER WORDS FROM misperceive

mis·per·cep·tion

[mis-per-sep-shuhn], /ˌmɪs pərˈsɛp ʃən/, noun

How to use misperceive in a sentence

Bidegain insists the media have perpetuated a misperception that the Border Patrol operates under its own set of rules.
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This misperception makes books like yours seem more shocking than the tale may have actually been.
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I had a misperception that he did not recognize national defense as a paramount function of government.
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Paul suggested that black America is the victim of a massive misperception.
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For much of her life Carmen Weinstein fought the pernicious misperception that there were no Jews left in Egypt.
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