perceptionnoun
uk/pəˈsep.ʃən/us/pɚ-/perception noun (BELIEF)
C2 [ C ] a belief or opinion, often held by many people and based on how things seem:
We have to change the public's perception that money is being wasted.
These photographs will affect people's perceptions of war.
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- There is a general perception that exams are becoming easier to pass.
- It is my perception that his argument was fundamentally flawed.
- We need to change people's perception of the military.
- These perceptions reflect those of the general public.
- Popular perception of him is gradually changing.
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Opinions, beliefs and points of view
- -ist
- article of faith
- attitude
- attitudinal
- baggage
- banner
- be a matter of opinion idiom
- eye
- judgment
- manifesto
- matter
- mindset
- mythology
- stand
- turn of mind
- voice
- what makes sb tick idiom
- your idea of sth idiom
- your two cents' worth idiom
- youth culture
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Ideas, concepts and theories
perception noun (SIGHT)
[ U ] the quality of being aware of things through the physical senses, especially sight:
Drugs can alter your perception of reality.
[ U ] someone's ability to notice and understand things that are not obvious to other people:
She has extraordinary powers of perception for one so young.
He's not known for his perception.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Knowledge and awareness
- abroad
- acquaintance
- as every schoolboy/schoolchild knows idiom
- at/in the back of your mind idiom
- awareness
- be ahead of the game idiom
- consciousness
- familiarity
- firsthand
- general knowledge
- given
- grounding
- have a nodding acquaintance with sb/sth idiom
- literacy
- loop
- omniscient
- perceptual
- reflexivity
- schoolboy
- secret
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