perception
[noun]
Synonyms: understanding, awareness, conception, consciousness, feeling, grasp, idea, impression, notion, sensation, sense

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

per‧cep‧tion W3 AC /pəˈsepʃən $ pər-/ noun
[Word Family: noun: perception, perceptiveness; adverb: perceptibly ≠ imperceptibly, perceptively; adjective: perceptible ≠ imperceptible, perceptive; verb: perceive]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: perceptio, from percipere; ⇒ perceive]

1. [uncountable and countable] the way you think about something and your idea of what it is like
perception of
children’s perceptions of the world
the public perception of the government’s performance

2. [uncountable] the way that you notice things with your senses of sight, hearing etc:
drugs that alter perception
visual perception

3. [uncountable] the natural ability to understand or notice things quickly:
Ross shows unusual perception for a boy of his age.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

perception
noun
ADJ. clear | common, general, widely-held, widespread | growing | accurate | public | human | extrasensory, sensory, visual
VERB + PERCEPTION have I was shocked to learn of the perception people have of me.
gain We need to gain a clearer perception of how young people feel about the problem.
affect These developments hardly affected the public perception of the crisis.

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