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- DictionaryPer·cep·tion/pərˈsepSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses: "the normal limits to human perception"
- ▪ the state of being or process of becoming aware of something through the senses: "the perception of pain" Similar discernmentappreciationrecognitionrealizationcognizanceawarenessconsciousnessknowledgeacknowledgmentgraspunderstandingcomprehensioninterpretationapprehensionimpressionsensesensationfeelingobservationpicturenotionthoughtbeliefconceptionideajudgmentestimation
- ▪ a way of regarding, understanding, or interpreting something; a mental impression: "Hollywood's perception of the tastes of the American public"
- ▪ intuitive understanding and insight: "“He wouldn't have accepted,” said my mother with unusual perception" Similar insightperceptivenesspercipienceperspicacityperspicuityunderstandingkeennesssharpnesssharp-wittednessquick-wittednessintelligenceintuitionclevernessincisivenesstrenchancywitastutenessshrewdnessacutenessacuitysubtletyclaritydiscriminationdiscernmentsensitivitypenetrationthoughtfulnessprofundity
- ▪ the neurophysiological processes, including memory, by which an organism becomes aware of and interprets external stimuli.
Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin perceptio(n-), from the verb percipere ‘seize, understand’ (see perceive).
Derivatives
- 1. perceptional adjective
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