misperception

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Recent Examples of misperception No Way Home, and the misperception that the sequel actually opened under projections. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2026 Sands said there’s also been a public misperception that the inspectors are new hires whose only job duty is performing the inspections. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025 To try and cope with this misperception, the law seeks to ensure that appropriate cautions and warnings are displayed to users. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Duford points to misinformation about the January Los Angeles fires, and later, a misperception that protests over immigration raids had taken over the whole city, as examples of why some people stayed away. Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for misperception
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misperception
Noun
  • There’s a common misconception that entropy, at a fundamental level, is synonymous with the concept of disorder.
    Big Think, Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Assessments should determine student’s learning in real time, and the results should be used to guide future instruction and develop realistic plans to address misconceptions and errors.
    Opinion Staff, Oc Register, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • And it's allowed for a lot of mistakes.
    Alex Crippen, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2026
  • In some cases, that décor mistake can inadvertently make a space feel cluttered.
    Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 11 Apr. 2026

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“Misperception.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misperception. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.

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