overperceive en · VERB
Etymology
From over- + perceive.
Meanings
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(transitive) To perceive to a greater degree than actually exists.
In the United States, the assessment of threat emanating from Iraq was almost certainly overperceived.
2007, Greg Cashman, Leonard C. Robinson, An introduction to the causes of war, page 378:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overperceived | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overperceived | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| overperceives | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overperceiving | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |