misperceive

Verb

Meaning

perceive incorrectly

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

miss lose adopt mistake blend confuse disarray confound misunderstand misinterpret misrepresent misjudge conflate misconceive misconstrue

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Antonyms

see know augur difference contrast determine

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Hypernyms

perceive comprehend

Hyponyms

see double

Related terms

misperception

Examples

It's so easy for us to misperceive and see the things in others that we want to see. And, when we're wrong, and often we're dead wrong, we miss the truth. Kevin Spacey

Francis had always been ecumenical in his atheism. He was as prepared to disbelieve in this Tolca character as he was to disbelieve in Yahweh, Jesus, Buddha, Vishnu, or any of the other words for what his father used to call "forcing yourself to misperceive the obvious.”. James K. Morrow

Close letter words and terms

mispend mispense misper misperceiver misperception misperceptive