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   perception

   /pəˈsɛpʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses: "the normal limits to human perception"
   • ▪ awareness of something through the senses: "the perception of pain" Similar discernmentappreciationrecognitionrealizationcognizanceawarenessconsciousnessknowledgeacknowledgementgraspunderstandingcomprehensioninterpretationapprehensionimpressionsensesensationfeelingobservationpicturenotionthoughtbeliefconceptionideajudgementestimation
   • ▪ the neurophysiological processes, including memory, by which an organism becomes aware of and interprets external stimuli.
   • 2. the way in which something is regarded, understood, or interpreted: "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

   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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   Synonyms for PERCEPTION: insight, sensitivity, perceptivity, intellect, understanding, wisdom, perceptiveness, discernment; Antonyms of PERCEPTION: density, dullness, dulness, obtuseness, idiocy, stupidity, folly, irrationality.

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   noun. These are words and phrases related to perception. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of perception. A good driver must have a good perception of distance. Synonyms. discernment. awareness. sense. faculty. apprehension. conception. recognition. cognizance. comprehension. consciousness. detection.

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   Synonyms for PERCEPTION: thought, concept, idea, judgment, image, understanding, comprehension, conception, acumen, awareness, cognizance, discernment, percept, sensing, feeling, insight, notion, apprehending.

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    Synonyms: acquaintance, apprehension, cognition, cognizance, comprehension, erudition, experience, information, intelligence, intuition, knowledge, learning, light, lore, recognition, scholarship, science, wisdom. Antonyms: ignorance, illiteracy, inexperience, misapprehension, misconception, misunderstanding, rudeness, unfamiliarity.

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    Synonyms: insight, knowledge, observation, opinion, thought, viewpoint, view, cognition, awareness. Sense: Noun: power to perceive. Synonyms: discernment, perceptiveness, sharpness, acumen, vision, insight, perspicacity, sagacity, judgment, sensitivity, sight, sense, incisiveness, astuteness, instinct. Is something important missing?