ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Perceived

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /pəˈsiːvd/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Perceived is an adjective meaning Generally recognized to be true.

Meaning

Generally recognized to be true.

More Meanings

  1. As seen or understood by someone.
  2. simple past and past participle of perceive

Example Sentences

The alert officer perceived a dim shape in the distance.
Anger is a natural response in humans to perceived or actual threat or provocation.
The perceived wisdom is that people do not go in large numbers to black-and-white movies anymore
In product design, where one deals with real, physical objects, there can be both real and perceived affordances, and the two need not be the same.

Synonyms for perceived

Depending on context, synonyms include detected, sensed, felt.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include detected, sensed, felt, perceptible, perceptual, seeming.

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