perception
perception Lexical Profile
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• noun
A particular way of regarding, understanding, or interpreting something; a mental impression or opinion.
"The company launched a new campaign to improve public perception of its environmental record."
The ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses, or the neurophysiological process by which sensory stimuli are interpreted.
"The medication can temporarily alter a patient's visual perception and depth awareness."
Intuitive understanding, insight, and quickness in discerning subtle truths or qualities.
"She wrote about human relationships with remarkable sensitivity and perception."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Latin perceptio ('a receiving or collecting, perception, comprehension'), derived from the verb percipere ('to seize, understand'), from per- ('thoroughly') and capere ('to take').