perceived

[ per-seevd ]
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adjective
  1. taken in by the senses; heard, seen, felt, etc.:Spontaneous memories are activated by specific signals from the parts of the brain that deal with perceived stimuli like smells, pictures, and words.

  2. detected, discerned, or recognized, often without corroboration by others:He fails to appreciate that the perceived "backlash" against his post was not an expression of reluctance to accept change, just disagreement with his specific proposal.

verb
  1. the simple past tense and past participle of perceive.

Origin of perceived

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Other words from perceived

  • per·ceiv·ed·ly [per-see-vid-lee, -seevd-], /pərˈsi vɪd li, -ˈsivd-/, adverb
  • per·ceiv·ed·ness, noun
  • un·per·ceived, adjective
  • well-per·ceived, adjective

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How to use perceived in a sentence

  • Advancing on foot, the Scots planted their ladders unperceived and scaled the wall at the point where Simon was in charge.

    King Robert the Bruce | A. F. Murison
  • She sighed, and unperceived her hand went up to her bodice, where she wore a little silver cross.

    A Butterfly on the Wheel | Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
  • Digby in the scuffle, while bravely trying to escape, let go his whip, which fell to the ground unperceived by his captors.

    Digby Heathcote | W.H.G. Kingston
  • Perhaps it was simply that the barriers between us and this masked aspect of life had been wearing down unperceived.

    The New Machiavelli | Herbert George Wells
  • Edward then finding he had obtained this position unperceived, crouched down with his gun ready pointed.