misperceive en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English perceive English misperceive From mis- + perceive.
Meanings
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To perceive erroneously.
The second reason so many people initially misperceived George W.
2009 January 25, James Mann, “At the White House, What’s Old May Be New”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| misperceives | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| misperceived | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| misperceived | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| misperceiving | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |