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misperceive

🇬🇧 UK/mɪspə'siːv/🇺🇸 US/.mispә'si:v/
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To perceive or interpret something incorrectly.

误解;看错;错误地感知

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
miswrongly, badly
+
perbefore
+
ceivtake, seize, hold
+
eto make, having
=misperceive

Common Collocations

  • 1.misperceive sb's intentions误解某人的意图
  • 2.tend to misperceive倾向于误读

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    People often [misperceive] the intention behind his direct communication style.

  • 2.

    The witness may have [misperceived] the suspect's appearance in the darkness.

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