misperceived

ˌmɪspərˈsivd

Definition

Definition of misperceived - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

wrongly viewed

Rare

viewed in a wrong or inaccurate way

Rare

Her intentions were misperceived by her colleagues.
The message was misperceived by the audience.
His actions were often misperceived as rude.

misinterpreted

misunderstood

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Origin of misperceived

Old French, mes (wrongly) + percevoir (perceive)

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French:mal perçu, ...
German:falsch wahrgenommen, ...
Italian:frainteso, ...
Spanish:malinterpretado, ...
Portuguese:mal percebido, ...
Chinese:误解的, ...
Japanese:誤って見られた, ...
Arabic:مُسِيء الفَهْم, ...
Hebrew:שָׁגוּי, ...
Russian:неправильно воспринятый, ...
Ukrainian:неправильно сприйнятий, ...
Hindi:गलत देखा गया, ...
Bengali:ভুলভাবে দেখা হয়েছে, ...
Catalan:mal percebut, ...
Czech:nesprávně chápaný, ...
Danish:forkert opfattet, ...
Dutch:verkeerd begrepen, ...
Greek:παρεξηγημένος, ...
Hungarian:félreértett, ...
Khmer:ត្រូវបានយល់ខុស, ...
Korean:잘못 인식된, ...
Persian:اشتباه درک شده, ...
Polish:źle zrozumiany, ...
Portuguese (BR):mal percebido, ...
Romanian:perceput greșit, ...
Swedish:missuppfattad, ...
Thai:เข้าใจผิด, ...
Turkish:yanlış anlaşılan, ...
Vietnamese:hiểu lầm, ...

misperceive

ˌmɪspərˈsiːv

Definition of misperceive - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

misunderstanding

Rare

understand a situation incorrectly

Rare

They misperceived the seriousness of the problem.
She misperceived his intentions as hostile.
The audience misperceived the artist's message in the painting.

misconstrue

misinterpret

misunderstand

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Origin of misperceive

Latin, mis- (wrongly) + percipere (to perceive)

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French:mal percevoir, ...
German:missverstehen, ...
Italian:fraintendere, ...
Spanish:malinterpretar, ...
Portuguese:interpretar mal, ...
Chinese:误解, ...
Japanese:誤解する, ...
Arabic:أَسَاءَ الفَهْمَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהָבִין לֹא נָכוֹן, ...
Russian:неправильно понимать, ...
Ukrainian:неправильно зрозуміти, ...
Hindi:गलत समझना, ...
Bengali:ভুলভাবে বোঝা, ...
Catalan:entendre incorrectament, ...
Czech:špatně pochopit, ...
Danish:misforstå, ...
Dutch:verkeerd begrijpen, ...
Greek:παρερμηνεύω, ...
Hungarian:félreérteni, ...
Khmer:យល់ច្រឡំ, ...
Korean:잘못 이해하다, ...
Persian:نادرست درک کرد, ...
Polish:źle postrzegać, ...
Portuguese (BR):compreender mal, ...
Romanian:a înțelege greșit, ...
Swedish:missuppfatta, ...
Thai:เข้าใจผิด, ...
Turkish:yanlış anlamak, ...
Vietnamese:hiểu sai, ...

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