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apperception

noun
ap·​per·​cep·​tion | \-ˈsep-shən \

Definition of apperception 

1 : introspective self-consciousness

2 : mental perception especially : the process of understanding something perceived in terms of previous experience

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apperceptive \-​ˈsep-​tiv \ adjective

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 With Teddy pinned and screaming, the lab tech maxes out his bulk apperception, aggression, and cruelty, among other bellicose traits, while erasing his likable attributes, such as empathy and imagination. — Sandra Upson, WIRED, "Westworld Recap, Season 2 Episode 5: More Dead Than Alive," 21 May 2018

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First Known Use of apperception

1753, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for apperception

French aperception, from apercevoir, from Middle French aperceivre, from a- (from Latin ad-) + perceivre to perceive

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apperception

noun
ap·​per·​cep·​tion | \-ˈsep-shən \

Medical Definition of apperception 

: mental perception especially : the process of understanding something perceived in terms of previous experience — compare assimilation sense 3

Other Words from apperception

apperceptive \-​ˈsep-​tiv \ adjective

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