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perceived

[ per-seevd ]

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 ( def ).

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Other Words From

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

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Word History and Origins

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Example Sentences

They say it's frightening how the real CIA is perceived to be as clueless as Archer Co.

The most dangerous attacks are those that undermine your perceived strength.

Apple customers, on the other hand, are used to paying premium for perceived quality.

In the spring of 1933, few perceived Nazism with the gravity he did.

In Colombia, it was perceived more like a coincidence or perhaps even an opportunistic play by the FARC.

As Felipe talked with him, he perceived even more clearly how bitter and unjust his mother had been to Alessandro.

She had wakened up in the night, and perceived with dreadful clearness that trouble lay in front of her.

Third: The mind acts on the perceived relations and finds relations among them.

Her young mistress got up and approached her, also growing pale, for she perceived that danger was at the door.

Looking through this hole, the king perceived an old man weeping, a man in mourning garb singing, and a nun or widow dancing.

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