perceived

[per-seevd]

adjective

1. taken in by the senses; heard, seen, felt, etc..

   Spontaneous memories are activated by specific signals from the parts of the brain that deal with perceived stimuli like smells, pictures, and words.

2. detected, discerned, or recognized, often without corroboration by others.

   He fails to appreciate that the perceived "backlash" against his post was not an expression of reluctance to accept change, just disagreement with his specific proposal.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of perceive.

Other Word Forms

• perceivedly adverb
• perceivedness noun
• unperceived adjective
• well-perceived adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of perceived¹

perceive ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

This sibling rivalry that you suspect might be playing a role in how you are perceived by others may, in fact, work both ways.

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The note makes a crucial observation: “investor willingness to accept capex spending growth is dependent upon the strength of earnings growth and the perceived ability to monetize AI investments.”

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No one perceived the creative destruction of the Industrial Revolution more clearly than Karl Marx.

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Beijing systematically identified perceived “chokepoints”—that is, sectors where it was reliant on the U.S.-led West—and worked to disarm Washington’s points of leverage.

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“Larger stocks are perceived as more efficient. But the prices can change a lot because of waves of idiosyncratic volatility,” Green told Barron’s.

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