Synonyms of misperception

misperception

noun

as in misconception

Synonyms & Similar Words

• misconception
• mistake
• astigmatism
• misinterpretation
• misreading
• misunderstanding
• misconstruction
• misprision
• misimpression
• incomprehension
• misapprehension
• misconstruing
• misknowledge

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• perception
• knowledge
• understanding
• appreciation
• comprehension
• conception
• apprehension
• grasp
• awareness
• consciousness
• realization
• grokking
• prehension

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of misperception

Today, there is a misperception that web and social media companies must rely on the Big Tech business practices of data harvesting and algorithmic manipulation, also known as surveillance capitalism, to be successful. —Mark Weinstein, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024

Americans who hold anti-intellectual views were more resistant to vaccinating against COVID in the early days of the pandemic; more likely to believe that climate change is not human-caused; and more likely to express misperceptions about macroeconomic performance. —Matt Motta, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2024

The misperception continues that risks from nature loss are for the future. —Nina Seega, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024

Overall, women’s misperceptions of their own risk may hold them back from getting a doctor to check out possible symptoms of a heart attack or stroke. —Amy Huebschmann, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024