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misperceive

/mɪspɚsˈiv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables
mis-per-ceive
IPA
/mɪspɚsˈiv/
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To perceive erroneously.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English perceive English misperceive From mis- + perceive.

Inflected Forms

misperceives (present, singular) misperceiving (participle, present) misperceived (participle, past) misperceived (past)

Derived Forms

misperceiver

Frequently Paired Words

misperception

Rhymes With

believe leave we've receive steve achieve eve sleeve relieve naive perceive retrieve

Questions

How do you pronounce misperceive?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɪspɚsˈiv/.
What does misperceive mean?
To perceive erroneously.
Where does misperceive come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English perceive English misperceive From mis- + perceive.

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