misperception

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Recent Examples of misperception Stigma, lack of awareness, and misperceptions about the virus and prevention tools remain significant barriers—but as Ciara explains, open conversations can change that. Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 17 Mar. 2026 Ashley said among misperceptions people have is assuming adult children living with them can no longer be claimed as dependents. Francine Knowles, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026 Rent prices, in particular, have fallen, though Wegmann said there’s still something of a broad misperception in Austin. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Mar. 2026 In addition to warhead limits, the treaty provided for data sharing, mutual compliance checks and a mechanism for dialogue to raise and resolve potential misperceptions about what the other side is doing. Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for misperception
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Noun
  • Another misconception is that people with debt are irresponsible.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
  • The tragedy sparked a broader conversation online, with survivors of domestic abuse and supporters of Gilson pushing back at the misconceptions victims often face in unhealthy or dangerous relationships.
    Rachel Hale, USA Today, 28 July 2026
Noun
  • Our work shows that expressive cues appear to shift how people perceive a mistake out of the category of technical malfunction and into the category of social violation, like those that happen between people.
    Yigit Topoglu, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
  • But according to rocket scientists at the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), slamming a nuclear warhead directly into the side of a space rock is a rookie mistake.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026

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“Misperception.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misperception. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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