misperception

Definitions

mis- (wrongly) + perception (what you take in) = "taking something in wrongly." A misperception is a perception gone wrong at the source: you did register the world, but you grasped it inaccurately, so the resulting belief is off. Common in phrases like a common misperception.

Common Collocations

• 1.common misperception常见误解
• 2.widespread misperception普遍的错误认知
• 3.correct a misperception纠正误解

Example Sentences

• 1.

  There is a common misperception that the deal is finalized.

• 2.

  The campaign aimed to correct public misperceptions.

• 3.

  His fear was based on a misperception of the risk.